JP5121113B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  As a type of gaming machine, a display device that displays a combination of stop symbols after variably displaying a symbol row formed by attaching a plurality of symbols (a type of identification information) to a rotating drum (annular reel) at predetermined intervals Known slot machines are known. In the slot machine, a plurality of symbols are given to the outer peripheral portion of each reel, and a part of the symbols given to each reel is visible through the display window. Each reel starts rotating when a player inserts a medal and operates the start lever. After each reel starts rotating, each reel is operated by operating a stop switch or elapse of a predetermined time. Stop sequentially. Inside the slot machine, a lottery is performed on condition that the medal is inserted and the start lever is operated, and the result of the lottery is winning and the symbol that the player has won on the preset active line is stopped. As a condition, a predetermined number of medals are paid out or a special game (special game state) advantageous to the player is given.

In such a gaming machine, the insertion of a medal by the player is confirmed by detection of a medal passing by a detection sensor arranged along a guide path for guiding the medal into the gaming machine. However, in recent years, there has been a case in which an illegal act of playing a game without inserting a medal is performed by misrecognizing the passage of the medal due to an action using a special device for reciprocating the medal near the detection sensor. Therefore, in order to prevent such an illegal act, a configuration has been proposed in which a plurality of detection sensors are connected and the detection order of these detection sensors detects the medals to prevent the illegal act (for example, patent document). 1).
JP 2002-282413 A

  However, after a player inserts a medal and operates each start lever to start each reel, the processing load becomes large, and it is difficult to suitably perform processing for suppressing fraud. There is a problem.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can suitably suppress fraud.

In order to achieve this object, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is provided with a receiving port capable of receiving a game medium, a first guide path for guiding the game medium received from the receiving port, and the first guide path. First detection means and second detection means arranged in the first guide passage for detecting the game medium passing therethrough, and branching from the first guide passage upstream of the first detection means and second detection means A second guide passage, switching means for switching a flow-down passage of the game medium received from the reception port to the first guide passage or the second guide passage, and a display device that displays a plurality of types of identification information in a variable manner A start operation means for performing a start operation to start a variation display of identification information displayed on the display device, a stop operation means for performing a stop operation to stop the variation display, the first detection means, First After the passage of the game medium is detected by the detection means, the lottery is performed based on the start operation on the start operation means, the identification information is displayed on the display device in a variable manner, and based on the stop operation on the stop operation means. Control means for performing control to stop and display identification information corresponding to the result of the lottery on the display device, and when the predetermined identification information is stopped and displayed on the display device, the number corresponding to the predetermined identification information A payout means for paying out the game medium, and the game medium is directed from the upstream side toward the downstream side during a period in which the game medium received from the receiving port is guided by the switching means so as to flow down the first guide passage. When it has flowed down, the first detection means and the second detection means detect the game media in accordance with a predetermined detection order to determine normal detection, and the game media When moving from the flow side toward the upstream side, the first detection means and the second detection means detect the game medium in an order different from the predetermined detection order, thereby determining abnormal detection. The switching is performed so that the flow path of the game medium received from the receiving port is switched from the first guide path to the second guide path based on the start operation of the one game medium determination unit and the start operation unit. Switching control means for controlling the means, and second game medium determination for determining determination information when the game medium received from the receiving port is guided by the switching control means so as to flow down the second guide passage. And the determination information is in a specific state when both the first detection means and the second detection means are not detected, and the detection is performed by the first detection means. When the second detection means does not detect, the first detection means and the second detection means both detect, and the first detection means does not detect the second detection When the detection is performed by the means, the information becomes a predetermined state different from the specific state. Based on the start operation of the start operation means, the game medium received from the receiving port is the first state. 2 During the period of guidance to flow down the guide passage, the second game medium determining means determines the detection of the game medium in the first guide path, and the gaming machine is determined by the second game medium determining means. When the determination information is determined to be the specific determination information, it is determined to be normal, and when the second game medium determination means determines that the determination information is the predetermined determination information, it is determined to be abnormal. To do During the time the game medium in which the start operation unit is received before Symbol receiving port on the basis that the start operation is guided to flow down the second guide passage, the downstream game media from the upstream side Even when the game medium flows downward or when the game medium moves from the downstream side toward the upstream side, the processing corresponding to the occurrence of the abnormality is executed.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the second game medium determining means determines determine the constant information in a state in which the game medium by the switching means is guided into the second guide passage. Such determination information is in a specific state when both the first detection means and the second detection means do not detect, and the detection is performed by the first detection means but not detected by the second detection means. When the detection is performed by both the first detection means and the second detection means, and when the detection is not performed by the first detection means and the detection is performed by the second detection means, a predetermined state different from the specific state It becomes a state.
Therefore, by determining the determine constant information by the second game medium determination means, even after the respective reels start to rotate can determine normal or abnormal, there is an effect that it is possible to suppress the abuse.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in the case of application to a spinning cylinder type gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine, specifically, a slot machine will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 closed, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 opened, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the door 12, and FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 6, the slot machine 10 includes a housing 11 that forms an outer shell thereof. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the housing 11 includes a top plate 11a, a bottom plate 11b, a back plate 11c, a left plate 11d, and a right plate 11e formed in a wooden plate shape, and adjacent plates 11a to 11e. Is fixed by fixing means such as adhesion, so that it is formed in a box shape with the front surface opened as a whole. In addition, each board 11a-11e may be comprised with a synthetic resin panel or a metal panel other than being comprised with a wooden panel, or it is comprised by forming in the box shape integral with a synthetic resin material or a metal material. May be. The casing 11 configured as described above is attached by, for example, driving nails against a so-called island facility at the time of installation in the game hall.

  A front door 12 as a front open / close door is attached to the front side of the housing 11 so as to be openable and closable. That is, the left side plate 11d of the housing 11 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 25a and 25b as shown in FIG. Each of the support shafts 25a and 25b includes a tapered shaft portion that protrudes upward. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the front door 12 is provided with support brackets 26a and 26b having insertion holes into which the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted corresponding to the support shafts 25a and 25b. It has been. Then, the support brackets 26a and 26b are arranged above the support shafts 25a and 25b, and the front door 12 is lowered, whereby the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted into the insertion holes of the support brackets 26a and 26b. It is assumed that it was done. Thereby, the front door 12 is supported so as to be rotatable about an opening / closing axis extending in the vertical direction connecting the both support shafts 25a and 25b with respect to the housing 11, and the front opening side of the housing 11 is opened by the rotation. It can be closed or closed.

  The front door 12 is brought into a locked state that cannot be opened by a locking device provided on the rear surface. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a key cylinder 20 serving as an unlocking operation unit is provided at the upper right side of the front door 12. The key cylinder 20 is integrated with a locking device, and is configured such that the locked state is released by a predetermined key operation on the key cylinder 20. Therefore, an outline of the lock mechanism including the locking device will be described.

  On the right end side of the front door 12, that is, on the opposite side of the opening / closing axis of the front door 12, a locking device is provided on the back surface. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the locking device includes a base frame that extends in the vertical direction and is fixed to the front door 12, and a key cylinder 20 that extends from the upper part of the base frame to the front of the front door 12. And an elongated interlocking rod 21 assembled so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame. And only the key cylinder 20 is provided in the state which protruded ahead of the front door 12 among the locking devices. The position where the key cylinder 20 is provided is the thin upper portion of the front door 12, and as a result, a versatile key cylinder 20 having a short overall length can be employed. In the present embodiment, Omlock (trade name) having a high function of preventing unauthorized unlocking is used as the key cylinder 20.

  The interlocking rod 21 is moved downward by operating the key inserted into the key cylinder 20 clockwise. The interlocking saddle 21 is provided with a pair of upper and lower saddle fittings 22 having a bowl shape. When the front door 12 is closed with respect to the casing 11, the saddle fitting 22 is supported on the casing 11 side. Is locked. In addition, the urging member 22 is provided with an urging member such as a coil spring for urging to the side maintaining the locked state. When the key is operated clockwise with respect to the key cylinder 20, the interlocking rod 21 moves downward, and the saddle fitting 22 is moved against the biasing force of the biasing member. The locked state with the support fitting 23 is released, and the locked state of the front door 12 with respect to the housing 11 is released.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game panel 30 for notifying the player of the game state is provided at the upper center of the front door 12. In the game panel 30, three vertically long display windows 31L, 31M, 31R are formed side by side. The display windows 31L, 31M, 31R are made of a transparent or translucent material, and the inside of the slot machine 10 is visible through the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. The display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R may be combined into a single display window.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the housing 11 is vertically divided into two by a partition plate 40, and a reel unit 41 constituting a display device is attached to the upper portion of the partition plate 40. The reel unit 41 includes a left reel 42L, a middle reel 42M, and a right reel 42R each formed in a cylindrical shape (annular shape). The reels 42L, 42M, and 42R may be configured as at least an endless belt, and are not limited to a cylindrical shape (annular shape). Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is rotatably supported so that the central axis thereof is the rotation axis of the reel. The rotation axes of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are arranged on the same axis extending in the substantially horizontal direction, and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R correspond to the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R on a one-to-one basis. . Accordingly, a part of the surface of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is visible through the corresponding display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. Further, when the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are rotated forward, the surfaces of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are projected as if moving from top to bottom through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R.

  Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is coupled to the stepping motors 61L, 61M, and 61R, and each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is individually, that is, independently, driven by the stepping motors 61L, 61M, and 61R. Thus, it can be rotationally driven. Since these reels 42L, 42M, and 42R have the same configuration, the left reel 42L will be described as an example here with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is an assembly perspective view of the left reel 42L.

  The left reel 42L includes a cylindrical skeleton member 50 that forms a cylindrical cage, and a belt-like belt wound endlessly on the outer peripheral surface thereof. And it is affixed on the cylindrical skeleton member 50 through a pair of seal parts formed along the both sides of the long side of the belt so as to maintain the wound state. A large number of symbols as identification information are printed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the belt. A boss 51 is formed at the center of the cylindrical skeleton member 50, and is attached to the drive shaft of the left reel stepping motor 61L via a disk-like boss reinforcing plate 52. Accordingly, when the drive shaft of the left reel stepping motor 61L is rotated, the cylindrical skeleton member 50 is rotated around the drive shaft so that the left reel 42L circulates along the annular reel surface. It has become.

  The left reel stepping motor 61L is fixed to the side surface of the motor plate 53 arranged in an upright state in the reel unit 41 (FIG. 3) with screws 54. The motor plate 53 is provided with a reel index sensor (rotational position detection sensor) 55 in which a light emitting element 55a and a light receiving element 55b are held at a predetermined interval. On the other hand, the base end portion 56b of the sensor cut bun 56 extending in the radial direction is fixed to the boss reinforcing plate 52 integrated with the left reel 42L by a screw 57. The front end portion 56a of the sensor cut bun 56 is bent at a substantially right angle and is positioned so as to pass between both elements 55a and 55b of the reel index sensor 55. Each time the left reel 42L makes one rotation, the reel index sensor 55 detects the passage of the front end portion 56a of the sensor cut bun 56, and a detection signal is output to the main controller 131 described later each time the detection is made. Therefore, main controller 131 can confirm and correct the angular position of left reel 42L for each rotation based on this detection signal.

  The stepping motor 61L is set to rotate once by giving, for example, a drive signal of 504 pulses (also referred to as an excitation signal or an excitation pulse; the same applies hereinafter), and the rotation position of the stepping motor 61L, that is, left The rotational position of the reel 42L is controlled.

  On each belt of each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a plurality of, specifically, 21 symbols are drawn in the long side direction (circumferential direction). Therefore, 24 pulses (= 504 pulses ÷ 21 symbols) are required to switch from one symbol to the next symbol at a predetermined position. Based on the number of pulses from when the detection signal of the reel index sensor 55 is output, it is possible to recognize which symbol is visible from the display window 31L, or to visually recognize an arbitrary symbol from the exposure window 31L. It is possible to perform control to achieve a proper state.

  Of the symbols attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, the number of symbols that can be visually recognized through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R is mainly determined by the vertical lengths of the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. Is limited to a predetermined number. In this embodiment, three reels are provided. For this reason, when all the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are stopped, 3 × 3 = 9 symbols are visible to the player.

  Here, the symbols attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R will be described. FIG. 8 shows a symbol array drawn on the belt wound around each of the left reel 42L, the middle reel 42M, and the right reel 42R. As shown in the figure, each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is provided with 21 symbols in a row. Although numbers 1 to 21 are assigned to the respective reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, these are given for convenience of explanation, and are not actually attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R. . However, in the following description, the number is used for explanation.

  As the symbols, there are a “7” symbol (for example, the left belt 20th) and a “youth” symbol (for example, the left belt 19th) as the first special symbol for shifting to the big bonus game. In addition, there is a “BAR” symbol (for example, the 14th left belt) as the second special symbol for shifting to the regular bonus game. In addition, there is a “replay” symbol (for example, the eleventh left belt) as a third special symbol for the next game to shift to a replay game that can be executed without inserting medals. In addition, a “watermelon” symbol (for example, the left belt ninth), a “bell” symbol (for example, the left belt eighth), and a “cherry” symbol (for example, left) as the small character symbols from which the small character is paid Belt 4th). As shown in FIG. 8, the number of various symbols and the arrangement order of the belts wound around the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are completely different.

  Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R of the reel unit 41 is an example of a display device that variably displays identification information, and the display device may have a configuration other than this. For example, other mechanical reel configurations such as a type in which the belt is rotated instead of rotating may be used, and instead of or in addition to the mechanical reel configuration, a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display It is also possible to provide a display that displays the identification information in a variable manner by electrical display such as, and in this case, it is possible to provide a variety of display forms.

  A total of five combination lines are attached to the game panel 30 such that three display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R are connected to each other and three in parallel in the horizontal direction and two in diagonal directions. Of course, the maximum number of combined lines may be 6 or more, or less than 5, and the maximum number of combined lines may be changed according to a predetermined condition. Corresponding to these combination lines, effective line display sections 32, 33, and 34 are provided on the left side when viewed from the front of the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. The first effective line display unit 32 is notified by lighting or the like when the central horizontal line (center line) of the combination lines is activated. When the upper and lower horizontal lines (upper line and lower line) of the combination lines are activated, the second effective line display unit 33 is displayed and notified by lighting or the like. The third effective line display unit 34 is notified by lighting or the like when a pair of diagonal lines (downward right line and upward right line) of the combination lines is activated. A winning is awarded when the symbols are stopped in a predetermined combination on the activated combination line, that is, on the activated line, and a predetermined medal payout process, a transition process to a specific game, and the like are executed.

  Here, the payout number regarding each symbol when winning is explained. Regarding the small role design, when the “Watermelon” design is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line, 15 medals are paid out. When the “Bell” design is aligned with the left, middle and right on the effective line Pays out 8 medals, and when the “cherry” symbol on the left reel 42L stops on the active line, 2 medals are paid out. That is, the “cherry” symbols of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are irrelevant to the medal payout. In addition, for the “cherry” symbol, the medal payout is performed regardless of the combination with other symbols, and therefore, a plurality of effective lines of the left reel 42L overlap (specifically, the upper or lower row) with “ When the “cherry” symbol is stopped, medals are paid out by multiplying the number of overlapping active lines. As a result, in this embodiment, four medals are paid out.

  As for other symbols, when the “7” symbol or “youth” symbol, which is a combination of the first special symbol (big bonus symbol), is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line in the same symbol The 15 medals are also paid out when the “BAR” symbol which is a combination of 15 medal payouts and the second special symbol (regular bonus symbol) is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line. In the present embodiment, for example, a case where the “7” symbol and the “cherry” symbol are established simultaneously may occur, but in this case, 15 medals are paid out. This is because the upper limit number for one medal payout is set to 15.

  Further, when the “replay” symbol, which is the combination of the third special symbol, is aligned with the left, middle, and right on the active line, the medal payout is not performed. In other cases, that is, when the “cherry” symbol of the left reel 42L does not stop on the active line, and the same symbol as the left, middle, and right does not align on the active line, it will be missed. Is not done.

  On the lower left side of the game panel 30, as shown in FIG. 1, a start lever 71 is provided that is operated to start rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R all at once (not necessarily simultaneously). . The start lever 71 constitutes start operation means for starting the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, that is, for starting operation to start the symbol variation display. The start lever 71 is a lever that is pushed by a hand when the player starts a game (game), and automatically returns to the original position after the hand is released by a built-in spring. When the start lever 71 is operated while a medal is inserted, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R start to rotate all at once.

  On the right side of the start lever 71, as shown in FIG. 1, button-like stop switches 72, 73, 74 operated to individually stop the rotating reels 42L, 42M, 42R are provided. Yes. Each of the stop switches 72, 73, 74 is arranged directly below the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R corresponding to the reels 42L, 42M, 42R to be stopped. The stop switches 72, 73, and 74 constitute stop operation means that are operated to stop the change display based on the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R. Each of the stop switches 72, 73, 74 can be stopped when a predetermined time elapses after the left reel 42L starts rotating, and is stopped by lighting a lamp (not shown) during such a state. It is notified that the operation is possible, and is turned off when the rotation stops.

  On the lower right side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, as shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a medal slot 75 for inserting medals as game media for playing games. The medal slot 75 constitutes a receiving port that can receive game media. Further, if attention is paid to the point that the medal insertion slot 75 involves an operation of directly inserting medals by the player, it can be said that the medal insertion slot 75 constitutes a direct input means for directly inputting game media.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the medal inserted from the medal slot 75 is guided to either the storage passage 81 or the discharge passage 82 by the selector 83 provided on the back surface of the front door 12. The selector 83 is provided with a medal passage switching member 84 to be described later, so that the medal passage direction is switched between the discharge passage 82 side and the storage passage 81 side according to the state of the medal passage switching member 84. It has become. The medal guided to the storage passage 81 is guided to the hopper device 91 housed in the housing 11. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 82 is guided to the medal tray 18 from the medal discharge port 17 provided in the lower front portion of the front door 12 and returned to the player.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the selector 83. The two-dot chain line in the figure indicates the medal passage route for easy understanding. The selector 83 is formed with a guide passage 85 for guiding medals inserted from the medal insertion port 75 to the storage passage 81. The guide passage 85 is formed in a curved line that draws an arc from the upper end to the lower right in the drawing so that medals can pass in one row. More specifically, the selector body constituting the selector 83 is provided with a ridge 85a protruding toward the front side of the figure, and a guide passage 85 is formed along the ridge 85a. Thereby, the medal that has reached the guide passage 85 flows in the downstream direction so as to roll on the ridge 85a.

  The medal passage switching member 84 includes a passage switching piece 84a that is provided upstream of the guide passage 85 and can be moved in and out of the guide passage 85, and a solenoid (not shown) for operating the passage switching piece 84a. doing. When the solenoid is not excited, the passage switching piece 84a protrudes into the guide passage 85, and the flow of medals to the storage passage 81 is obstructed. As a result, the medal falls downward so as to get over the protrusion 85 a and is guided to the discharge passage 82. Further, the passage switching piece 84a is sunk outside the guide passage 85 when the solenoid is excited. Thereby, the medal flows along the guide passage 85 and is guided to the storage passage 81.

  A first inserted medal detection sensor 86 for detecting the passage of medals and a second inserted medal detection sensor 87 are arranged close to each other on the downstream side of the passage switching piece 84a so as to be arranged upstream and downstream of the guide passage 85. (At least one time is set to a close state where the same medal is detected at the same time). When the solenoid of the medal path switching member 84 is not energized, the medal falls downward from the middle of the guide path 85, so that the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 do not detect the passage of the medal. On the other hand, at the time of solenoid excitation of the medal path switching member 84, the passage of medals is sequentially detected by the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the hopper device 91 serving as a payout means for giving a medal to a player includes a storage tank 92 for storing a medal and a payout device 93 for paying out a medal to the player. The payout device 93 rotates a medal payout rotating plate (not shown) to discharge the medal to the opening 94 provided in the central right part of the discharge passage 82 and to the medal tray 18 through the discharge passage 82. To come out. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a reserve tank 95 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 91 in order to avoid storing a predetermined amount or more of medals in the storage tank 92. A guide plate 96 for discharging medals from the storage tank 92 to the reserve tank 95 is provided inside the storage tank 92 of the hopper device 91. Therefore, when medals are stored more than the height at which the guide plate 96 is provided, the medals are stored in the reserve tank 95.

  A button-like return switch 76 is provided below the medal slot 75 as shown in FIG. The return switch 76 is a switch that is pressed when a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 75 is jammed in the selector 83. When the return switch 76 is pressed, the selector 83 is mechanically operated, The medals jammed in the selector 83 are returned from the medal discharge port 17.

  On the lower left side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, as shown in FIG. 2, a button-like first credit insertion switch 77 is provided for inserting three virtual medals credited as game media at a time. Yes. Further, on the left side of the first credit insertion switch 77, a second credit insertion switch 78 and a third credit insertion switch 79 formed in a button shape smaller than the switch 77 are provided. The second credit insertion switch 78 is for inserting two credited virtual medals at a time, and the third credit insertion switch 79 is for inserting one virtual medal.

  Each of the credit insertion switches 77 to 79, together with the medal insertion slot 75, constitutes an input means for inputting a game medium. Further, if the medal insertion slot 75 is accompanied by an operation of directly inserting a medal by the player, each credit insertion switch 77 to 79 is only accompanied by an operation of inserting a virtual medal based on the storage memory. It can be said that it constitutes an indirect input means for indirectly inputting the investment value.

  The first credit insertion switch 77 has a built-in lamp as a light emitting member (not shown) to urge that the maximum number of medals that can be inserted per game (three) has not been reached. The lamp is turned on when the switch operation of the first credit insertion switch 77 is valid and prompts the operation of the switch 77. However, when there is no credited virtual medal or three medals have already been inserted. It is turned off under the circumstances. Here, instead of the above-described lighting, the player may make it easier to understand the prompt for medal insertion by blinking.

  On the left side of the start lever 71, as shown in FIG. 2, a button-shaped changeover switch 80 is provided. The change-over switch 80 is configured to be a toggle type that is turned on when pressed once, turned off when pressed again, and turned on / off every time the pressing operation is performed. The changeover switch 80 is operated to change the handling format of inserted medals inserted into the medal slot 75 more than necessary, or acquired medals returned to the player as a result of a predetermined game.

  When the change-over switch 80 is in the ON state, the “credit mode” is set so that surplus inserted medals up to a predetermined maximum value (for example, 50 medals) and winning medals are stored and stored as credit medals. " When the changeover switch 80 is in the OFF state, the “direct mode” is set so that surplus inserted medals and winning medals are paid out as actual medals. If there is a credit medal when the credit mode is switched to the direct mode, the corresponding credit medal is paid out as an actual medal. Thus, the player can execute the game in a format according to his / her preference by switching between the credit mode and the direct mode. The changeover switch 80 constitutes a changeover operation means for changing over the input value and game value handling formats. Further, if paying attention to the function of paying out a credited virtual medal as an actual medal, it can be said that the changeover switch 80 constitutes a settlement operation means for actually paying out the stored game value. In addition to being configured to switch between the “credit mode” and the “direct mode” by operating the changeover switch 80, the virtual medal stored and stored is paid out when the changeover switch 80 is operated by always setting the “credit mode”. It may be made to function as only a settlement switch.

  Below the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R of the gaming panel 30, there are a remaining number display section 35 for displaying the number of medals activated and stored in the credit mode, and in a special gaming state such as a big bonus or a regular bonus. For example, a game number display unit 36 for displaying the number of remaining games and an acquired number display unit 37 for displaying the number of acquired medals are provided. Although these display parts 35-37 are comprised by the 7 segment display, it is naturally possible to substitute by a liquid crystal display etc. FIG.

  Here, a procedure for betting medals will be described. In both the direct mode and the credit mode, a bet is placed when a medal is inserted from the medal slot 75 at the start of the game.

  That is, when the first medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 75, the first effective line display section 32 is turned on, and the corresponding center line becomes the effective line, and the second medal is the medal insertion slot. When the number 75 is inserted, the second effective line display section 33 is turned on, and a total of three combination lines including an upper line and a lower line corresponding to the second effective line display section 33 become effective lines, respectively. When it is inserted into the insertion port 75, the third effective line display unit 34 is further turned on, and a total of five combination lines including a pair of diagonal lines corresponding thereto become effective lines.

  When four or more medals are inserted into the medal slot 75, the surplus medals exceeding three are switched to the discharge passage 82 by the selector 83 if the current mode is the direct mode. It is returned from the outlet 17 to the medal tray 18. On the other hand, in the credit mode, it is stored inside the slot machine, and the number of stored sheets is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35. An upper limit number is determined for the number of stored sheets (for example, 50), and when a medal exceeding the number is inserted, it is returned from the medal discharge port 17 to the medal tray 18.

  In addition, when a game is played in the credit mode and the number of stored items is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35, the virtual number is displayed even when any of the first to third credit insertion switches 77 to 79 is pressed. A medal is inserted and a bet is placed.

  When the third credit insertion switch 79 is pressed, the numerical value displayed on the remaining number display section 35 is decremented by one as a virtual medal is inserted, and the first effective line display section 32 is displayed. Illuminates and the center line becomes the active line. When the second credit insertion switch 78 is pressed, two numerical values displayed on the remaining number display unit 35 are decremented as two virtual medals are inserted, and the first valid line display unit 32 and The second effective line display section 33 is lit and a total of three combination lines become effective lines. When the first credit insertion switch 77 is pressed, three numerical values displayed on the remaining number display unit 35 are decremented as three virtual medals are inserted, and all the effective line display units 32 to 32 are decremented. 34 lights up and a total of five combination lines become effective lines.

  In addition, when the virtual medal to be inserted when any of the first to third credit insertion switches 77 to 79 is pressed is not stored, for example, when the display of the remaining number display unit 35 is 2, the first For example, when the credit insertion switch 77 is pressed, all the values in the remaining number display section 35 are decremented to 0, and a bet is made for the virtual medals that can be inserted.

  The upper part of the front door 12 has a pair of left and right lamps 13 that light up or blink as the game progresses, and that emit various sound effects as the game progresses or inform the player of the game state. A speaker 14 and an auxiliary display unit 15 for providing various information to the player are provided. The lamp 13 is composed of an upper lamp 13a formed in a horizontally long shape along the upper side of the slot machine 10 and a throwing abnormality lamp 13b disposed on the lower left side of the upper lamp 13a.

  In the present embodiment, the auxiliary display unit 15 is configured by a liquid crystal display for the purpose of diversifying display contents and increasing the display effect. However, other displays such as a dot matrix display may be used. Good. The auxiliary display unit 15 is for executing various display effects as the game progresses, and it can be considered that the game by the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is caused by the main display unit. This is referred to as an auxiliary display unit 15. On the back surface of the auxiliary display unit 15, an upper lamp 13, a speaker 14, and a display control device 111 for driving the auxiliary display unit 15 are provided. The shapes, positions, numbers, etc. of the lamps 13 and the speakers 14 are not limited to those described above.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a lower plate 16 on which a model name, a character related to a game, and the like are displayed is mounted above the medal tray 18. In addition, an ashtray 19 that can be reversed to the lower side on the front side is provided on the left side of the medal tray 18.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a power supply box 121 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 91 inside the housing 11. The power supply box 121 includes a power switch 122, a reset switch 123, a setting key insertion hole 124, and the like. The power switch 122 is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller 131.

  The reset switch 123 is a switch for resetting various states of the slot machine 10. This slot machine 10 has a backup function for various data, and even if a power failure occurs, it retains the state at the time of the power failure and returns to the state at the time of the power failure at the time of recovery from power failure (power recovery). It can be done. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is shut down by a normal procedure, such as when the game hall is closed, the state before the power shut-off is stored, but if the power switch 122 is turned on while pressing the reset switch 123, the backup data is reset. It has become so. If the reset switch 123 is pressed while the power switch 122 is on, the error state is reset.

  The setting key insertion hole 124 is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust the appearance of medals. That is, the setting state (winning probability setting process) of the slot machine 10 can be changed from “setting 1” to “setting 6” by operating the hole manager or the like by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole 124. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a main control device 131 is attached to the back plate 11 c of the housing 11 above the reel unit 41. The main control device 131 includes a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores a game program, a RAM that temporarily stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, a port that communicates with various devices, time counting and synchronization. A main board including a clock circuit and the like used in the case of planning is provided, and the main board is accommodated in a board box as an encapsulating means made of a transparent resin material or the like. The board box includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other so as not to be opened by a sealing unit as a sealing means, whereby the substrate box is sealed. In addition, it is good also as a structure which connects a box base and a box cover so that opening is impossible using a key member.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main control device 131 is equipped with a microcomputer centering on a CPU 151 as arithmetic processing means. In addition to the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121, the CPU 151 is connected to a clock circuit 154 that outputs a rectangular wave having a predetermined frequency, an input / output port 155, and the like via an internal bus. The main control device 131 functions as a main base incorporated in the slot machine 10.

  On the input side of the main controller 131, there are a start detection sensor 71a for detecting the operation of the start lever 71, stop detection sensors 72a, 73a, 74a for individually detecting the operations of the stop switches 72, 73, 74, and a medal slot. A first inserted medal detection sensor 86 and a second inserted medal detection sensor 87 for detecting medals inserted from 75 (hereinafter, these sensors are collectively referred to as inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87), and each credit insertion switch. Credit insertion detection sensors 77a, 78a, 79a for individually detecting the operations of 77, 78, 79, a switch detection sensor 80a for detecting the operation of the selector switch 80, and the rotational position (origin position) of each reel 42 are individually detected. Payout for detecting medals paid out from reel index sensor 55 and hopper device 91 Various sensors such as a detection sensor 91a, a reset detection sensor 123a that detects the operation of the reset switch 123, and a setting key detection sensor 124a that detects that a setting key has been inserted into the setting key insertion hole 124 are connected. A signal from the sensor is output to the CPU 151 via the input / output port 155.

  The detection signals from the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 are also input to the detection signal latch circuit 88. The detection signal latch circuit 88 receives a detection signal from the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 and a detection signal from the second inserted medal detection sensor 87, and outputs an output signal of the signal detection circuit unit. And a latch circuit portion for latching. The signal detection circuit unit is mainly composed of an OR circuit, and when a detection signal from the first insertion medal detection sensor 86 and a detection signal from the second insertion medal detection sensor 87 are input, Signals corresponding to these logical sums are output to the latch circuit unit, and further, latch signals are output from the latch circuit unit to the main controller 131. The latch signal output state of the detection signal latch circuit 88 is held until a signal release command is input from the main controller 131. Details will be described later.

  Further, a power failure monitoring circuit 161 b provided in the power supply device 161 is connected to the input side of the main control device 131 via the input / output port 155. The power supply device 161 includes a power supply unit 161 a that supplies driving power to the electronic devices of the slot machine 10 including the main control device 131, the power failure monitoring circuit 161 b described above, and the like.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 161b is for monitoring the power-off state and generating a power failure signal not only at the time of power failure but also at the time of power-off by the power switch 122. For this reason, the power failure monitoring circuit 161b monitors the stabilized drive voltage of 12 VDC in this example output from the power supply unit 161a, and determines that the power supply is shut off when the drive voltage drops below, for example, 10 volts. Power outage signal is output. The power failure signal is supplied to each of the CPU 151 and the input / output port 155, and the CPU 151 recognizes this power failure signal and executes a power failure process described later.

  The power supply unit 161a is configured to output a stabilized voltage of 5 volts used as a drive voltage in a control system such as the main controller 131 even when the output voltage is reduced to less than 10 volts. As the time during which the stabilization voltage is output, sufficient time is secured to execute the power failure process by the main controller 131.

  On the output side of the main control device 131, each active line display section 32, 33, 34, remaining number display section 35, game number display section 36, acquired number display section 37, and each reel 42L, 42M, 42R are rotated. Stepping motors 61 (61L, 61M, 61R), a medal path switching member 84 provided in the selector 83, a hopper device 91, a display control device 111, an external concentration terminal plate 171 capable of transmitting information to a hall management device (not shown), etc. Are connected via the input / output port 155.

  The display control device 111 is a control device for driving the upper lamp 13a and the charging abnormality lamp 13b, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display unit 15 constituting the lamp 13, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like for driving them. It has an integrated substrate. Then, after receiving a signal from the main control device 131, the display control device 111 independently controls each lamp 13a, 13b, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display unit 15. Therefore, the display control device 111 is a sub-base that executes auxiliary control in relation to the main control device 131 that is a main base that manages and manages games. In other words, the sub-base is provided for voice, lamp, and display related to indirect games, thereby reducing the burden on the main base. In addition, it is good also as a structure which the display control apparatus 111 controls the various display parts 32-37.

  The CPU 151 described above stores various control programs executed by the CPU 151 and a ROM 152 storing fixed value data, and temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 152 is executed. In addition to the RAM 153 for securing the area, although not shown, various processing circuits necessary for the slot machine 10 such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit, as well known, and a credit counter for counting the number of credits are known. Various counters such as are built-in. The ROM 152 and the RAM 153 constitute a main memory as storage means, and a program for executing the processes shown in various flowcharts shown in FIG. 10 and subsequent figures is stored in the ROM 152 described above as a part of the control program.

  The RAM 153 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121 and data can be retained (backed up) even after the power of the slot machine 10 is shut off. In addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data and the like, a backup area is provided.

  In the backup area, when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the values of the stack pointer, each register, I / O, etc. when the power is shut down (including power shut down by operating the power switch 122; the same applies hereinafter) When the power failure is resolved (including power-on by operating the power switch 122. The same applies hereinafter), the slot machine 10 is in the state before power-off based on the backup area information. It is possible to return to the state. Writing to the backup area is executed when the power is shut off by the power failure process (see FIG. 12), and the restoration of each value written in the backup area is executed in the main process (see FIG. 13) when the power is turned on. Note that a power failure signal from the power failure monitoring circuit 161b is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 151 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. NMI interrupt processing as flag generation processing is immediately executed.

  Subsequently, each control process executed by the CPU 151 in the main controller 131 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 10 to 20. The processing of the CPU 151 is broadly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in a cycle of 1.49 msec in the present embodiment), and an NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). For convenience of explanation, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the NMI interrupt process. When the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure monitoring circuit 161b of the power supply device 161 generates a power failure signal and outputs it to the main controller 131. In the main controller 131 that has received the power failure signal via the NMI terminal, NMI interrupt processing is executed.

  In the NMI interrupt processing, first, in step S101 (hereinafter, step S101 is simply abbreviated as “S101”, and the same is abbreviated in other steps as well), the data of the register used in the CPU 151 is stored in the RAM 153. Retreat to the provided backup area (S101). Subsequently, the power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 153 (S102). Thereafter, the data saved in the backup area of the RAM 153 is restored again to the use register of the CPU 151 (S103). The return process of S103 is executed, and the NMI interrupt process ends. If the power failure flag can be set without destroying the data in the register used by the CPU 151, the saving and restoring processing to the backup area can be omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing periodically executed by the main control device 131, and a timer interrupt is generated by the CPU 151 of the main control device 131 every 1.49 msec, for example.

  First, in the register saving process shown in S201, the values of all the registers in the CPU 151 used in the normal process described later are saved in the backup area of the RAM 153 (S201). Thereafter, it is confirmed whether or not the power failure flag is set (S202), and the power failure process is executed only when the power failure flag is set (S203), and then the process proceeds to S204.

  Here, the power failure process (S203) will be described with reference to FIG. Since the power failure process (S203) is performed immediately after the register saving process in the timer interrupt process, the other interrupt processes can be executed without interruption. Therefore, for example, during the process of transmitting various commands, during the process of reading the switch state (on / off), the process at the time of power failure is not executed by interrupting each process. It is no longer necessary to create a power failure processing program that also takes into account This simplifies the processing program for power failure processing and reduces the program capacity. This also applies to a processing program for power recovery processing described later.

  In the power failure process (S203), it is first determined whether or not the command transmission has ended (S301). If the transmission is not completed (S301: No), the power failure process (S203) is terminated, the process returns to the timer interrupt process of FIG. 11, and the command transmission is terminated. In this way, it is determined whether or not the command transmission is completed at the initial stage of the power failure process. When the transmission is not completed, the transmission process is given priority. After the unit command transmission process is completed, the power failure process (S203) is performed. By adopting the configuration to execute, it is not necessary to construct a power failure processing program that takes into account that power failure processing is executed during command transmission. As a result, the power failure processing program can be simplified and the capacity of the ROM 152 can be reduced.

  When the command transmission is completed in the process of S301 (S301: Yes), the value of the stack pointer of the CPU 151 is stored in the backup area in the RAM 153 (S302). Thereafter, a RAM determination value, which will be described later, is cleared as a stop process, and the output state of the output port in the input / output port 155 is cleared, and all actuators not shown are turned off (S303). Further, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area (S304). The RAM determination value is specifically a 2's complement of the checksum at the work area address of the RAM 153. By storing the RAM determination value in the backup area, the checksum of the RAM 153 becomes zero. By setting the checksum of the RAM 153 to 0, subsequent RAM access is prohibited (S305). After that, an infinite loop is entered in preparation for the case where the power supply is completely shut down and processing cannot be executed. In consideration of, for example, the case where the power failure flag is set erroneously due to noise or the like, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure signal is output until the infinite loop is entered. If the power failure signal is not output, it means that the power failure state has been recovered. Therefore, writing to the RAM 153 is permitted, the power failure flag is reset, and the process returns to the timer interrupt process of FIG. If the power outage signal is continuously output, the infinite loop is entered.

  The power supply unit 161a of the power supply device 161 holds the output of the stabilization voltage (5 volts) used as the drive voltage for the control system for a time sufficient to execute the above-described NMI interrupt processing and power failure processing. It is comprised so that. In the present embodiment, the drive voltage is continuously output for 30 msec.

  Returning to FIG. 11, the timer interrupt process will be described. When the power failure flag is not set in the processing of S202, or after the power failure processing (S203) ends, various processing after S204 is performed.

  In S204, a watchdog timer clearing process for initializing the value of the watchdog timer for monitoring the occurrence of malfunction is performed (S204). In S205, an interrupt end declaration process for giving an interrupt permission to the CPU 151 itself is performed (S205). In step S206, in order to rotate the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a stepping motor control process for driving the stepping motors 61L to 61R, which are the respective rotary drive motors, is performed (S206). In S207, sensor monitoring processing for monitoring the state of various sensors (see FIG. 9) connected to the input / output port 155 is performed (S207). In S208, a timer calculation process for subtracting the value of each counter or timer is performed (S208). In S209, a counter process for outputting the result of counting the number of medals bet and the number of payouts to the external concentration terminal board 171 is performed (S209).

  In S210, command output processing for transmitting a command or the like to the display control device 111 is performed (S210). In S211, a segment data setting process for setting segment data displayed on the remaining number display unit 35, the game number display unit 36, and the acquired number display unit 37 is performed (S211). In S212, the segment data set by the segment data setting process is supplied to the display units 35 to 37, and the segment data display process for displaying the corresponding numbers, symbols, etc. is performed (S212). In S213, port output processing for outputting data corresponding to the I / O device from the input / output port 155 is performed (S213). In S214, the value of each register saved in the backup area in S201 is restored to the corresponding register in the CPU 151 (S214). Thereafter, an interrupt permission process for permitting the next timer interrupt is performed (S215), and this series of timer interrupt processes is terminated.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a main process in the main controller 131 that is executed after the power is turned on. The main process is executed when the power is turned on by recovery from a power failure or by turning on the power switch 122.

  First, as initialization processing, the value of the stack pointer is set in the CPU 151, and an interrupt mode that permits interrupt processing is set. Thereafter, various settings are made for a register group in the CPU 151, an I / O device, and the like. (S401).

  When these initialization processes (S401) are completed, it is next determined whether or not the reset switch 123 is turned on (S402). When the reset switch 123 is turned on (S402: Yes), all the data stored in the RAM 153 is cleared as a RAM clear process (S403).

  After confirming that the reset switch is not operated in S402 (S402: No) or after performing the RAM clear process (S403), it is determined whether or not the setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion hole 124. Determine (S404). If the setting key is inserted, a setting change process (S405) is performed. In the setting change process (S405), all the data stored in the RAM 153 is first cleared, and then, which setting state is selected from among six preset setting states (“Setting 1” to “Setting 6”). The internal processing corresponding to the selected setting state is executed.

  In S406, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure flag is set (S406). When the power failure flag is not set, that is, when the data in the RAM 153 is cleared in the previous S403 or S405 (S406: No), a normal process (S407) described later is executed.

  When the power failure flag is set in S406 (S406: Yes), the process proceeds to the power recovery process shown in S408 and thereafter. Here, when the power failure flag is set, the subroutine processing such as RAM clear processing in S403 and setting change processing in S405 is not executed at all. Therefore, the data in the RAM 153 is not rewritten at all, and the power recovery process requires confirmation processing such as whether or not the data in the RAM 153 is normal.

  For this purpose, first, it is confirmed whether or not the RAM determination value is normal (S408). Specifically, the checksum value of the RAM 153 is checked to check whether the value is normal, that is, whether the checksum value including the RAM determination value is 0 (S408). When the checksum value including the RAM determination value is 0 (S408: Yes), it is determined that the data in the RAM 153 is normal.

  If the RAM determination value is abnormal in S408, that is, if the checksum value is not 0 (S408: No), there is a high possibility that the data in the RAM 153 has been destroyed, and an error display process is performed (S409). In the error display process (S409), first, interrupt processing is prohibited, and all output ports in the input / output port 155 are cleared, thereby controlling all actuators connected to the input / output port 155 to the OFF state. Thereafter, an error display for notifying the occurrence of an error to the hall manager or the like is performed, and this state is maintained until the reset switch 123 is turned on.

  If it is determined in S408 that the RAM determination value is normal, the value of the stack pointer stored in the backup area is written to the stack pointer of the CPU 151, and the stack state is restored to the state before the power is shut off ( S410). Next, a power recovery command that tells execution of power recovery processing is transmitted to the display control device 111 (S411). Thereafter, the game state is stopped and automatic settlement setting storage processing is performed (S412), and various sensors such as the start detection sensor 71a are initialized (S413).

  After the above processing is completed, the power failure flag is reset (S414), and the processing returns to the address before the power is shut off. Specifically, the process returns to the timer interrupt process described above, and the watchdog timer clear process (S204) is executed.

  Next, normal processing (S407) for performing main control relating to the game will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the normal process (S407), it is first determined whether or not a medal is bet (S501). That is, it is determined whether or not a virtual medal is bet by operating the credit insertion switches 77 to 79 or a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 75.

  Here, a method for confirming whether or not a medal has been inserted will be described in detail based on the timing chart of FIG. For easy understanding, the guide passage 85 is described in a straight line and the medal passage switching member 84 is omitted. T1 to t4 in the figure indicate the passage timing of medals.

  The medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 75 are guided through the guide passage 85 so as to be guided to the storage passage 81 when betting. Before the medal is inserted, since the medal has not passed the detection units of the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 and the second inserted medal detection sensor 87, these sensors 86 and 87 are in the off state. At a timing t1 when a predetermined time has elapsed since the medal is inserted from the medal slot 75, the medal starts to pass the detection unit of the first inserted medal detection sensor 86, and at this timing, the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 Turns on. Thereafter, the medal that has traveled through the guide passage 85 starts to pass through the detection unit of the second inserted medal detection sensor 87 at timing t2, and the second inserted medal detection sensor 87 is turned on at this timing. At this timing, the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 is also in the on state.

  At timing t3, since the medal has passed through the detection unit of the first inserted medal detection sensor 86, the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 is turned off at this timing, and only the second inserted medal detection sensor 87 is turned on. . At the timing t4 when the inserted medal passes through the detection unit of the second inserted medal detection sensor 87, both the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 and the second inserted medal detection sensor 87 are turned off.

  The main controller 131 constantly monitors the order in which these sensors 86 and 87 are turned on and off in the process of S501, both the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 are off, and only the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 is detected. When the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 are both on, only the second inserted medal detection sensor 87 is on, and the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 are both off. In addition, it is determined that the medal has been normally taken into the storage passage 81 only when the time for switching to each on / off switching is within a predetermined time, and otherwise, an error is determined. If it is determined that an error has occurred, interrupt processing is first prohibited as error display processing, and all output ports in the input / output port 155 are cleared to turn off all actuators connected to the input / output port 155. To control. Thereafter, an error display for notifying the occurrence of an error to the hall manager or the like is performed, and this state is maintained until the reset switch 123 is turned on. The reason for this is to prevent an illegal act in which a medal is reciprocated in the vicinity of the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 and misidentified as a medal inserted. Further, after the error is determined, the operation of the changeover switch 80 for switching between the credit mode and the direct mode is invalidated so that the credited medal is not paid out. Specifically, the process of checking the state of the changeover switch 80 and paying out the credited medal when the pressing operation of the changeover switch 80 is detected during the credit mode is performed after the reset switch is determined as an error. It is not executed until 123 is turned on. Note that the error display process performed when confirming whether or not a medal has been inserted is a well-known technique and is not shown. As for the configuration for detecting insertion of medals, various known techniques such as detection of insertion of medals using three or more sensors can be used.

  Returning to FIG. 14, the normal process will be described. If it is determined in step S501 that a medal is bet (S501: Yes), it is next determined whether or not the start lever 71 is operated (S502). If it is determined in step S502 that the start lever 71 has been operated (S502: Yes), a medal insertion non-permission process is performed (S503). Specifically, the solenoid of the medal path switching member 84 is de-energized so that even if a medal is inserted from the medal slot 75, the medal for the player is returned through the discharge path 82. In addition, the process of clearing the latch signal of the detection signal latch circuit 88 in the process of S503 is also performed.

  Thereafter, a lottery process (S504), a reel control process (S505), a medal payout process (S506), and a special game state process (S507) are sequentially executed, and a medal insertion permission process (S508) is further performed. In this process, the solenoid of the medal passage switching member 84 is excited so that it is guided to the storage passage 81 when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion port 75. After performing the above processing, the process returns to S501. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S501 that no medal is bet (S501: No), or if it is determined in S502 that the start lever 71 is not operated (S502: No), S501. Return to and repeat the process.

  Although illustration is omitted here, when it is determined in S501 that a medal is not bet (S501: No), or when it is determined in S502 that the start lever 71 is not operated. Is a credit mode switching process for switching between the credit mode and the direct mode by switching on / off of the changeover switch 80 under the control of the main controller 131. The switching of the credit mode in the slot machine 10 is performed only when a medal is inserted or when a start operation for the start lever 71 is waited and the medal insertion is permitted. In the credit mode switching process, when the changeover switch 80 is switched from on to off and the mode is switched from the credit mode to the direct mode, first, the same medal insertion non-permission processing as that in S503 is performed, and then the number of credits received. When the medal payout process is performed, and all the credited medals are paid out, the same medal insertion permission process as in S508 is performed to return to the state where the medal insertion is permitted. After the credit mode switching process, the process proceeds to S501. This credit mode switching process is not executed until the medal insertion permission process of S508 is performed after the medal insertion permission process is performed by the process of S503. For this reason, in the state where the operation of the reset switch 123 is awaited in the slot machine 10, the credited medal is not paid out, and the spread of damage due to the further paying out the medal when the execution of the illegal act is detected is prevented. . The details of the process of switching between the credit mode and the direct mode are known techniques, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the lottery process of S504 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In the lottery process (S504), first, a random number table for determination of success / failure is selected based on the current setting state of the slot machine 10, the number of medals bet, the level of small role probability, and the like (S601). Here, the setting state of the slot machine 10 is any one of “setting 1” to “setting 6” set using a setting key (not shown), and the random number having the lowest winning probability of the combination when “setting 1” is set. A table is selected, and when “setting 6” is selected, the random number table having the highest winning probability of the combination is selected. The number of medals bet is any one of 1 to 3, and a random number table is selected such that as the number of bets increases, the winning probability of winning combination increases. For example, the winning probability of a winning combination when three bets are higher than the winning probability of winning when a single bet is three times. In addition, there are two types of small role probabilities: a random number table with a high small role winning probability is selected when the current payout rate is lower than the predetermined expected value, and small when the current winning rate is higher than the predetermined expected value. A random number table with a low winning probability is selected.

  In S602, a random number table selected in this way is used for lottery in light of the random number latched by the random number counter when the start lever 71 is operated (S602). Then, it is determined whether or not any winning combination has been won (S603). If no winning combination has been won (S603: No), the present process is terminated. When one of the winning combinations is won (S603: Yes), a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is set (S604), and an effective line to be aligned is determined. After the processing of S604, a reel table for reel stop control is determined (S605), and this is stored in the slip table storage area of the RAM 153. Here, when the symbols on the predetermined effective line at the timing when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed are different from the symbols to be stopped on the effective line, the slip table is a predetermined symbol to be stopped. It is a table that defines how much the reel slides so as to stop on the active line.

  Next, the reel control process of S505 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In the reel control process (S505), a wait process (S701) is first performed. This wait process (S701) is a process of waiting without starting the reel rotation in the current game until a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) elapses from the time when the reel rotation is started in the previous game. . This process is provided to limit the number of games played during a certain period of time and to limit the number of medals consumed during the certain period of time. Even if operated, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R may not immediately rotate.

  After the weight process of S701, a reel rotation process is performed (S702), and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are rotated. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 8 seconds) has elapsed since the left reel 42L started to rotate (S703). If the predetermined time has not elapsed (S703: No), the predetermined time has elapsed. Wait (S703). If the predetermined time has elapsed (S703: Yes), the process proceeds to S704.

  In the process of S704, it is determined whether or not the detection signal latch circuit 88 is outputting a latch signal (S704). If the latch signal is not output in this process (S704: No), it is determined that the state is normal, and the processes after S710 are executed, such as stopping the rotation of the reel in response to the operation of the stop switches 72 to 74. To do.

  In the process of S710, whether or not any of the stop switches 72 to 74 is pressed and a reel stop command is generated, more specifically, whether or not an on signal is received from the stop detection sensors 72a to 74a. Is determined (S710). In the present embodiment, a period from when the left reel 42L starts to rotate until a predetermined time elapses is set as the invalid period, and even if the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed during this invalid period. The ON signals from the stop detection sensors 72a to 74a are invalidated.

  If it is determined in step S710 that a stop command has not been issued (S710: No), whether or not a predetermined maximum rotation time (for example, 40 seconds) of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R has elapsed. Is determined (S711). When the maximum rotation time has not elapsed (S711: No), the process returns to S704 and the processes after S704 are repeated. If it is determined in step S711 that the maximum rotation time has elapsed (S711: Yes), forcible stop processing is performed to forcibly stop all the rotating reels sequentially (S712), and the process proceeds to S718. To do. This maximum rotation time is measured by writing an initial value that is updated to “0” after 40 seconds to the counter for measuring the maximum rotation time at the timing of starting the rotation of the reel in the processing of S702, and thereafter interrupting the timer It may be performed by a method of subtracting and updating by one by processing, or may be performed using other known techniques.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S710 that any one of the stop switches 72 to 74 is pressed to generate a stop command (S710: Yes), a reel stop process is performed (S713). In this reel stop process (S713), the reel corresponding to the pressed stop switch is stopped. If a winning combination is selected in the winning lottery and the winning flag is set, the reel table storage area of the RAM 153 is set. With reference to the stored slip table, control is performed so that the winning combinations are arranged on a predetermined effective line as much as possible. For example, when the “watermelon” symbol is lined up on the lower line and the stop switch is pressed at the timing when the “watermelon” symbol stops on the upper line, the symbol 2 is set so that it stops on the lower line. Slide the reel as much as you can. However, since the range that can be slid is determined in advance (for example, up to four symbols), the “watermelon” symbol may not stop on the lower line depending on the timing of pressing the stop switch. Even in the forced stop process of S712, if the winning flag is set, the same process is performed.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the current stop command is the first stop command, that is, whether or not the stop switch has been pressed when all three reels are rotating (S714). (S714: Yes), a slide table change process is performed (S715). In the slip table changing process (S715), for example, it is determined whether or not a combination of combinations occurs when trying to align the combinations on the selected effective line. When a combination of combinations is generated, the selected effective line is changed to another effective line, and after changing to a sliding table suitable for the changed effective line, the process proceeds to the next step. Here, “combination of a combination” means that, for example, when a “watermelon” symbol is arranged on the upper line, a “cherry” symbol appears on the lower line when the “cherry” symbol appears on the lower line. Refers to cases. The slip table changing process (S715) may be performed other than when avoiding the combination of the combinations.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S714 that the current stop command is not the first stop command (S714: No), whether or not it is the second stop command, that is, one of the three reels stops and 2 It is determined whether or not the stop switch has been pressed while one reel is rotating (S716). If it is the second stop command (S716: Yes), stop eye determination processing is performed (S717). In the stop eye determination process (S717), when two reels are stopped, it is determined whether or not the two reels are aligned with a bonus symbol such as “7” symbol. When they are ready, sound effects and the like are generated from the speaker 14, and the process proceeds to the next step. In the stop eye determination process, it may be determined whether another condition other than two bonus symbols is satisfied, or an effect using the auxiliary display unit 15 may be performed in addition to the sound effect.

  After the forced stop process (S712), after the slip table change process (S715), when it is determined in the process of S716 that the current stop command is not the second stop command (S716: No), or the stop eye determination process After (S717), it is determined whether or not all rotation of the left, middle, and right reels 42L, 42M, and 42R has stopped (S718). If it is determined that any one of the reels is rotating (S718: No), the process returns to S704 and the processes after S704 are repeated. When it is determined that the rotation of all the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is stopped (S718: Yes), a payout determination process is performed (S719). In the payout determination process (S719), it is determined whether or not the winning combination is arranged on the effective line. When the winning combination is not aligned on the effective line, 0 is set in the payout scheduled number storage area of the RAM 153, and the winning combination is effective line. When they are lined up, it is determined whether or not the combination matches the winning combination. If they do not match, an error is displayed by blinking the upper lamp 13a and 0 is set in the payout amount storage area. set. If they match, the number of payouts corresponding to the combinations arranged in the payout amount storage area is set.

  If a latch signal is output in the process of S704 (S704: Yes), it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in inserting a medal, the process proceeds to S721, and a process corresponding to the occurrence of the abnormality is executed. When a start operation is performed on the start lever 71 in a state where a medal is bet, a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 75 is returned to the player by the medal insertion non-permission process (the process of S503 in FIG. 14). Therefore, in this state, the latch signal cannot be output in a normal state. For this reason, as the occurrence of an abnormality, the occurrence of an error is notified to the hall manager or the like by lighting the insertion abnormality lamp 13b, and this state is maintained until the reset switch 123 is turned on.

  Specifically, an error lamp lighting process is performed in the process of S721 (S721). In the error lamp lighting process (S721), a command for lighting (or blinking) the insertion abnormality lamp 13b provided on the upper left side of the slot machine 10 is output to the display control device 111. The display controller 111 keeps turning off the turn-on abnormality lamp 13b while the game is normally played from power-on, and turns off only when a command for turning on the turn-on abnormality lamp 13b is received. The input abnormality lamp 13b is kept on until a command is received.

  After the process of S721, the forcible stop process for forcibly stopping the combination of the out symbols on all the active lines is executed (S722). Specifically, using a sliding table used when the winning combination is not selected, the winning combinations are not aligned on all the active lines. For this reason, even if it is the game of the time of winning the combination in the lottery of the combination, the symbols indicating the winning of the combination are not arranged on the active line. However, since the “cherry” symbol has only the stop position of the left reel 42L, the “cherry” symbol is displayed only when the left reel 42L has already stopped before the processing of S722. Can stop on the active line. When the “Cherry” symbol is stopped on the active line, the “Cherry” symbol is moved to a position outside the effective line in the process of S722, and the “Cherry” symbol is also stopped on all active lines. You may control so that it may not.

  After the process of S722, it is determined whether or not the reset switch 123 is turned on (S723), the process is stopped until the reset switch 123 is turned on, and the lighting state of the making abnormality lamp 13b is maintained. In the state in which the progress of the process is stopped in S723, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R whose rotation has been stopped in the process of S722 do not resume the rotation until the reset switch 123 is turned on. Further, even if the changeover switch 80 is operated, the process of paying out the credited medal is not performed, and the payout of the medal is completely impossible until the reset switch 123 is operated.

  If it is determined in step S723 that the reset switch 123 is on (S723: Yes), the process is resumed and the error lamp extinguishing process is performed (S724). In the error lamp extinguishing process (S724), a command for extinguishing the charging error lamp 13b is output to the display control device 111, and the display control device 111 turns off the lighting error lamp 13b that is turned on based on the processing of S724. Thereby, the store clerk of the game hall can confirm whether or not an abnormality has occurred based on the lighting of the insertion abnormality lamp 13b, and after the confirmation, the reset switch 123 can be operated to resume the process.

  After the process of S724, a latch signal release process is performed to output a signal release command to the detection signal latch circuit 88 and stop the output of the latch signal (S725), and the process proceeds to S702. After the process shifts to S702, the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is resumed, and the game is resumed based on the winning combination lottery executed at the time of the start operation for the previous start lever 71.

  Note that when the process proceeds to S702 after the process of S725 and the rotation of the reel is restarted from the process of starting the rotation of the reel, a counter for counting the maximum rotation time at that timing is initialized. It is not necessary to execute initialization of the counter. After the progress of the process is stopped in the process of S723, the counter update for measuring the maximum rotation time is stopped, and the counter is updated after the progress of the process is resumed. May be resumed. In this case, the remaining time obtained by subtracting the time from when the start lever 71 is operated to start the change until the progress of the process is stopped with respect to the maximum rotation time (40 seconds in the present embodiment). The rotation of the reels stops at the timing when the fluctuations continue after the fluctuations are resumed even if there is no stop operation by the player. If the time for which the reels rotate in one game is too long, it is easy for the player to aim and it is advantageous for the player. Therefore, when the counter is initialized by the processing of S702, the player takes a long time to aim. It will be unilaterally advantageous to the player side. On the other hand, after the reset switch 123 is operated, the rotation of the reel is stopped at the timing when the fluctuation continues for the remaining time obtained by subtracting the time from the start of the fluctuation until the progress of the process is stopped from the maximum rotation time. The rotation time of the reel that can be stopped in one game can be made constant, and the stop operation for the rotation of the reel can be made for a preset time in consideration of the game balance.

  Next, the medal payout process of S506 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In the medal payout process (S506), first, a latch signal confirmation process is performed (S801). In the latch signal confirmation process (S801), it is confirmed whether or not a latch signal is output from the detection signal latch circuit 88. If it is not output, the process proceeds to S802, and if it is output, an error display process is performed. I do. The error display process is the same as the error display process performed when confirming the bet in the normal process described above, and the process of paying out medals credited by the operation of the changeover switch 80 cannot be executed.

  After the processing of S801, it is determined whether or not the number of payouts counted by the number-of-payout counter matches the planned payout number stored in the payout number storage area (S802). When the number of payouts and the planned payout number do not match (S802: No), it is determined whether or not the game is performed in the credit mode (S803). When the credit mode is set (S803: Yes), it is determined whether or not the count value of the credit counter has reached the upper limit (the number of stored medals is 50) (S804). When the upper limit has not been reached (S804: No), the count value of the credit counter and the number of payouts are each incremented by 1 (S805). Accordingly, the remaining number display unit 35 and the acquired number display unit 37 are each incremented by one.

  On the other hand, when the game is performed in the direct mode (S803: No), or when the count value of the credit counter reaches the upper limit (S804: Yes), the medal payout rotating plate is driven in the process of S806. Then, the medal is paid out from the hopper device 91 to the medal tray 18 through the medal discharge port 17 (S806). Further, the number of payouts is incremented by 1 according to the medal detection signal of the payout detection sensor 91a attached to the hopper device 91 (S807). As a result, the number of acquired number display section 37 is incremented by one. After the payout number is incremented by 1 in S805 or S807, the process in S801 is executed again.

  When the number of payouts matches the planned number of payouts in the process of S802 (S802: Yes), the medal payout process (S506) is terminated after stopping the medal payout rotating plate of the hopper device 91 in S808. The payout number / acquired number display section 37 is reset (updated) when the start lever 71 is operated next time.

  Next, the special game state process of S507 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. First, prior to the description of the special game state process, the bonus game will be described. The regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB”) game is composed of 12 JAC games. The JAC game is a game in which only one bet is allowed, and is a game with a very high probability that the JAC symbols (replay symbols in this case) are aligned on the active line, that is, the probability of establishment of the JAC symbols. When a JAC symbol is established in a JAC game, the maximum number (15 in this case) of medals is paid out. When the JAC symbol is established 8 times, the RB game is ended even before the JAC game reaches 12 times. On the other hand, the big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB”) game is composed of 30 small role games and 3 JAC ins. A small role game is a game in which a small role is won with a high probability (“Bell” symbols etc. are on the active line), and JAC in means entering the JAC game 12 times. When JAC symbols are aligned on the active line, JAC in is established. The JAC game is the same as that of the RB game. Also, when the JAC game by the third JAC in is finished, the BB game is finished even before the small role game reaches 30 times, and before the JAC in reaches 3 times after the 30 small role games are finished. Even if there is, the BB game ends.

  In the special game state process (S507), it is first determined whether or not the game state is in the bonus game (S901). If it is not in the bonus game (S901: No), the bonus symbol determination process is performed (S902).

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the bonus symbol determination process (S902). In the bonus symbol determination process (S902), first, it is determined whether or not the RB winning flag is set (S1001). It is determined whether or not the symbols are aligned (S1002). If the RB symbols are not aligned (S1002: No), the bonus symbol determination process (S902) is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the RB symbols are aligned on the active line this time (S1002: Yes), the RB winning flag is reset and the RB setting flag is set to be an RB game which is one type of bonus game. As shown, an RB game initial setting process for setting a value in each counter is executed (S1003). After the process of S1003, the bonus symbol determination process (S902) is terminated.

  If the RB winning flag is not set in the processing of S1001 (S1001: No), it is determined whether or not the BB winning flag is set (S1004), and if it is not set (S1004: No), the bonus symbol determination processing (S902) is ended. When the BB winning flag is set in the processing of S1004 (S1004: Yes), it is determined whether or not the BB symbol (for example, symbol “7”) is aligned on the current effective line (S1005), and the BB symbol is aligned. If not (S1005: Yes), the bonus symbol determination process (S902) is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the BB symbols are aligned on the active line this time (S1005: Yes), the BB winning flag is reset and the BB setting flag is set to form a BB game which is one type of bonus game, as shown in FIG. A BB game initial setting process for setting a counter value is executed (S1006). After the process of S1006, the bonus symbol determination process (S902) is terminated.

  21 and 22, the remaining small role game counter is a counter that stores the number of remaining small role games (also referred to as the remaining small role game number), and the remaining JAC in counter is the remaining number of remaining JAC in (remaining JAC). A counter that stores the number of remaining JACs (also referred to as the number of remaining JACs), and a remaining JAC game counter that represents the number of remaining JAC games (remaining JAC). Is also provided in the RAM 153 of the CPU 151 of the main controller 131. The number of remaining small role games, the number of remaining JAC ins, the number of remaining JACs established, and the number of remaining JAC games are appropriately displayed on the game number display unit 36 based on the values of the respective counters. By the way, if a small role winning flag or replay winning flag is set by winning a small role or replay in the role lottery, these winning flags will be required if the small role symbol or replay symbol is not aligned on the active line in the game. Will be reset, but if the RB winning flag or the BB winning flag is set by winning the RB or BB in the winning lottery, even if the RB symbol or BB symbol cannot be aligned on the active line in the game The winning flag will be carried over to the next time. In the lottery process (S504) in the next game that carries over the BB or RB winning flag, a lottery regarding whether or not to win a small role or replay is performed, but a lottery regarding BB or RB is not performed. In addition, when a small combination or replay is won in a state where the BB or RB winning flag is carried over, a slide table is stored so that the small combination or replay is preferentially aligned.

  Returning to FIG. 19, the special gaming state process (S507) will be described. If it is determined in S901 that the gaming state is in the bonus game (S901: Yes), it is determined whether or not the bonus game is a JAC game (S903). When it is not a JAC game (S903: No), it is determined whether or not the BB game is in the small role game and the JAC symbols are aligned on the active line (S904). When the JAC symbols are aligned on the active line (S904: Yes), a JAC game initial setting process for setting the value of each counter is performed as shown in FIG. 22B to start the JAC game ( S905), the special game state process (S507) is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the JAC symbols are not aligned on the active line in S904 (S904: No), the number of remaining small role games is decremented by 1 because the small role game has been digested (S906). It is determined whether or not the number of remaining small role games has become 0 (S907). If it is determined that the number of remaining small role games is not 0 (S907: No), the special game state process (S507) is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of remaining small role games is 0 (S907: Yes), special game state end processing for appropriately resetting various setting flags, BB setting flags, various counters, etc. or performing ending processing is performed. (S908), and the special game state process (S507) is terminated.

  If it is determined in the processing of S903 that the gaming state is a JAC game (S903: Yes), it is determined whether or not the JAC symbols are aligned on the active line (S909), and the JAC symbols are aligned on the active line. If it is determined (S909), the remaining JAC establishment number is decremented by 1 (S910). After the process of S910, or when it is determined in the process of S909 that the JAC symbols are not aligned on the active line (S909: No), since one JAC game has been consumed, the number of remaining JAC games is calculated. Decrement by 1 (S911). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not any of the remaining number of JACs or the number of remaining JAC games has become 0 (S912). If it is not established and the JAC game has not been digested 12 times, the special game state process (S507) is terminated. On the other hand, when one of them is 0 (S912: Yes), that is, when the JAC symbol is established 8 times or the JAC game is digested 12 times, the JAC in is digested once. The JAC in number is decremented by 1 (S913), and it is determined whether or not the remaining JAC in number is 0 (S914). When the number of remaining JAC ins is 0 (S914: Yes), the special game state end process (S908) described above is performed, and then the special game state process (S507) is ended. Here, when the bonus game is an RB bonus, the remaining JAC in number set as the initial setting is 1, and therefore, when the process of S913 is executed once, the remaining JAC in number becomes 0, and S914 In this process, an affirmative determination is always made, and the RB setting flag is reset in the special gaming state end process of S908.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the process of S914 that the number of remaining JAC in is not 0 (S914: No), that is, if the JAC in is not digested three times in the BB game, the JAC game setting flag is reset and the JAC game is executed. The JAC game end processing to be canceled is performed (S915), and then the processing after S906 is performed. That is, when the JAC is entered this time, since the small role game is digested by one game, the remaining small role game number is decremented by 1 (S906), and whether or not the remaining small role game number after decrement becomes 0 is determined. If the number of remaining small role games is 0 (S907: Yes), the special game state end process (S908) is performed, and then the special game state process (S507) is ended. If it is determined that the number of remaining small role games is not 0 (S907: No), since the small role game in the BB bonus has not reached 30 times and the JAC in has not reached 3 times, the special gaming state The special game state process (S507) is terminated without performing the termination process (S908).

  Next, with reference mainly to FIGS. 14 to 17, the operation of the slot machine 10 will be described focusing on fraud using a special instrument that reciprocates medals in the vicinity of the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87. .

  First, in the slot machine 10, the state of the medal path switching member 84 is controlled by the normal process (S407) shown in FIG. 14, and the medal path inserted from the medal slot 75 is on the discharge path 82 side or the storage path. It is switched to the passage 81 side (see FIG. 5). In a state of waiting for the insertion of medals and the start operation for the start lever 71 (during the processing of S501 and S502 in FIG. 14), the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 75 are guided to the storage passage 81 and inserted. Is in a medal insertion permission state.

  In the medal insertion permission state, it is confirmed whether or not the two insertion medal detection sensors 86 and 87 have detected passage of the medal according to a predetermined order by the processing of S501. When the confirmation result is different from the predetermined detection order, all the actuators are turned off by the control of the main controller 131 and an error is displayed, and this state is maintained until the reset switch 123 is turned on. Will not be able to play games.

  Here, medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 75 flow downward along the flow direction due to gravity, whereas a special instrument for reciprocating medals near the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 is used. In cheating, the detection order of the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 is different. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, when a medal is inserted, the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 are both turned off, only the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 is turned on, and the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 are turned on. , 87 are turned on, only the second inserted medal detection sensor 87 is turned on, and the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86, 87 are both turned off. On the other hand, when the medal is reciprocated in the vicinity of the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87, the medal is returned to the upstream side, and therefore only the second inserted medal detection sensor 87 is turned on. The inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 are switched on and off in the order that both the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 are on and only the first inserted medal detection sensor 86 is on, and the movement of the medal to the upstream side is detected. . For this reason, an illegal act can be detected based on the detection order of medals by the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87, and a game cannot be continued after the illegal act is detected, thereby preventing an increase in damage. .

  In addition, when a start operation is performed on the start lever 71 in a state where a medal is bet, the game is started and rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is started. The medal inserted through the medal slot 75 by the permission process is led to the discharge path 82 side by the medal path switching member 84 and is returned to the player in a medal insertion non-permitted state. This medal insertion disapproval state is continued until the rotation of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is stopped, the medals are paid out and the special game state is set, and one game is completed. When one game is completed, the medal inserted permission process (see FIG. 14, S508) switches the medal inserted from the medal slot 75 to the storage passage 81 and switches to a medal insertion permitted state where the medal can be inserted. .

  In the medal insertion disapproval state where the medal passage is guided to the discharge passage 82 side by the medal passage switching member 84, the passage of the medal is basically detected by both the first and second insertion medal detection sensors 86 and 87. It will not be done. The discharge passage 82 is branched from a guide passage 85 (specifically, a passage connecting the guide passage 85 and the storage passage 81) upstream of the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87. This is because medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 75 are discharged from the discharge passage 82 without passing through the arrangement positions of the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87. However, when a special tool is inserted into the guide passage 85 and an illegal act is performed, even if the medal is switched to a state where the medal is guided to the discharge passage 82, the first and second inputs are performed if the special tool is inserted. The medal detection sensors 86 and 87 can detect a special tool as a medal passage.

  In the slot machine 10, the output of the latch signal from the detection signal latch circuit 88 is confirmed in the reel control process (S505) (see FIG. 17, S704), and any of the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 is confirmed. It is confirmed whether or not the passage of medals is detected. When an illegal act of inserting a special tool into the guide passage 85 is performed, the special tool is mistakenly detected as a medal passage in the confirmation process in S704 and detected. Therefore, it is possible to detect an illegal act by confirming the output of the latch signal by the process of S704 without confirming the detection order of medals. That is, the detection signal latch circuit 88 connected to the main controller 131 detects the passage of a medal when one of the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 detects the passage of a medal. Continue to output the corresponding latch signal. For this reason, the main control device 131 simply checks the output state of the latch signal periodically during the period for controlling the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, and the first and second inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 detect the medal. It can be confirmed whether or not passage is detected. Therefore, during the rotation control of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, it is possible to prevent fraud while reducing the processing load of the main controller 131 monitoring the first and second inserted medal detection sensors. By suppressing an increase in the monitoring processing load in the main control device 131, it is possible to improve the control reliability of the main control device 131, simplify the development and manufacture of the control program, and reduce the cost.

  In addition, if the detection order is confirmed in the reel control process (S505) of FIG. 17 in the same manner as when betting, it is possible to more appropriately prevent illegal acts. The control device 131 needs to confirm the detection order of the detection sensors 86 and 87 in parallel with processing such as reel control processing and medal payout processing, which causes a large control load on the main control device 131. Therefore, by performing a configuration such that the latch signal from the detection signal latch circuit 88 is checked when the rotation control of the reel related to the game is performed, an illegal act is performed while suppressing an increase in the control load of the main controller 131. Can be prevented.

  Further, during the period when at least one of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is in a state where the medal insertion is not permitted, the process of confirming the output of the latch signal is performed by the process of S704, and the medal insertion is performed according to the confirmation result. When the passage of medals is confirmed during the non-permitted state, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R stop rotating so as to be a combination of out symbols on all active lines by the forcible stop processing in S722, and the winning combination Is controlled so as not to hold. Here, if the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is appropriately stopped at the timing when the passage of the medal is confirmed, the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R stops at the position where the bonus symbols happen to stop together. , It may stop at the position corresponding to the winning combination. In this case, even if an explanation is given to the player as a stop of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R due to an abnormality in the equipment, a forcible player may insist that a win has occurred and a trouble that requires compensation such as payout of medals may occur. . On the other hand, in the slot machine 10, when the passing of medals is confirmed during the medal insertion non-permission state, the reels are stopped and controlled so that the winning combinations are not aligned on all the active lines. The combination is not established on the active line. Therefore, the cause of trouble with the player is reduced, and problems that may occur when fraud is prevented can be solved.

  In addition, the combination of symbols for which medals are not paid out includes a combination of replay symbols that can be executed without the insertion of medals the next game, and a combination of symbols that require insertion of medals for the next game. Are provided, and in the forcible stoppage stop process (see FIG. 17, S722), the combination of the off symbols is stopped and displayed. At this time, the medal passage switching member 84 is in a medal insertion disapproval state in which the medal passage is on the discharge passage 82 side, and this medal insertion disapproval state is a combination of symbols that have been disengaged by the disengagement forced stop process (S722). Rotation of the reel is resumed after the game is stopped and displayed, and continues until the game is finished. For this reason, during the period when the combination of symbols that have been removed is stopped and displayed by the forced removal stop process (S722), even if the player inserts a medal in order to force the next game, the medal It is guided to the discharge passage 82 side by the passage switching member 84 and is returned to the player without being detected by the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87.

  Here, if the combination of replay symbols is stopped and displayed on the active line by the forcible stop processing (S722), the player repeatedly operates the start lever 71 and hits it hard, etc., and the start lever 71 is damaged. Can also occur. On the other hand, if the combination of symbols to be disengaged is stopped and displayed by the disengagement forced stop process (S722), the player is less likely to operate the start lever 71 because he tries to insert a medal. Therefore, while preventing the start lever 71 from being damaged, the player can easily understand that an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine due to the return of the medal.

  If it is confirmed that the medal has been passed during the medal insertion disapproval state, the process stops until the reset switch 123 is turned on (see S723 in FIG. 17). In other words, when the passing of medals is detected during the medal insertion disapproval state based on the confirmation result of the process of confirming the output of the latch signal (S704), the combination of symbols to be awarded is established by the disengagement forced stop process of S722. In addition, the payout of medals associated with the winning is not performed by the processing of S723. Therefore, when a fraudulent act of inserting a special tool into the guide passage 85 is performed, the fraudulent act can be detected to prevent the spread of damage due to the fraudulent act.

  Further, when the passage of a medal is detected during the medal insertion disapproval state in the process of S704, the insertion abnormality lamp 13b provided on the upper left side of the slot machine 10 as passage confirmation information corresponding to the passage confirmation of the medal is displayed. The light is lit and the lighting state continues until the reset switch 123 is turned on. As a result, it is possible to easily understand that there is a possibility that a fraudulent act has been performed to a store clerk or the like of the game hall, and it is possible to promptly deal with the fraudulent act.

  Further, in the state where the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is stopped by the process of S722, the process of S702 is not performed unless the operation on the reset switch 123 is performed, and the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is not resumed. . For this reason, it is a necessary condition that the change display of the symbols is resumed after the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is stopped by the process of S722, and it is determined that the operation on the reset switch 123 is executed by the process of S723. . Therefore, a reset operation on the reset switch 123 becomes a condition for resuming the game, and it is possible to prevent the game from being resumed and the damage being expanded in the state where the illegal act has been performed.

  In addition, the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is resumed and the symbol variation display is resumed on the condition that it is determined that the reset operation for the reset switch 123 has been executed by the process of S723 (S723: Yes). . For this reason, when the store clerk confirms that no fraud has been performed, the game can be resumed quickly by executing a reset operation. The reset switch 123 is installed inside the housing 11 so as not to be operated by a player, and prevents the game from being resumed by the player's operation after the reel rotation is forcibly stopped by the processing of S723. doing.

  Furthermore, after the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is resumed after the rotation of the reels is stopped by the process of S723, the symbol that stops based on the execution of the stop operation on the stop switches 72, 73, and 74 is inserted in the process of S704. This is based on the lottery result before the passage of medals is detected in the non-permitted state and before the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are forcibly stopped due to the rotation. The main controller 131 draws a combination of symbols that can be stopped on the active line by the lottery process (S504) provided in the normal process (S407) of FIG. 14, and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are stopped rotating. The lottery of the combination is performed at the timing when the start lever 71 is operated, and the stop symbol is controlled based on the lottery result. When the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is forcibly stopped by the process of S722, the stop pattern when the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is resumed based on the lottery result before the rotation is stopped is displayed. It is controlled. For this reason, even though the player is not cheating, the process of S704 happens to detect the passage of medals, and the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R stops, and it is accidentally advantageous to the player in that game. Even if the lottery result corresponding to the establishment of the big bonus combination is derived, the profit based on the lottery result can be returned to the player.

  Further, the main controller 131 checks the latch signal from the detection signal latch circuit 88 in the medal payout process for controlling the payout of medals, and performs a process corresponding to the check result (see S801 in FIG. 18). For this reason, it is possible to prevent a medal from being mistakenly passed by an action such as reciprocating the medal in the vicinity of each of the detection sensors 86 and 87 and playing the game without inserting the medal. it can. Further, in the configuration having a credit function like the slot machine 10, an illegal act of operating the changeover switch 80 and returning a medal after increasing the number of credits without playing a game can be prevented. .

  Also, in the conventional slot machine, the medal insertion is confirmed by a plurality of sensors in the medal insertion permission state, while the medal insertion is not permitted during the reel rotation or the medal payout and the medal is allowed to pass. There was something that was not confirmed at all. However, in this type of slot machine, the number of credits is increased by using a special tool in the medal insertion permission state and then the changeover switch is operated to repeatedly pay out illegally credited medals. , The act of illegally acquiring medals was easy to be performed. In addition, after illegally acquiring medals, by removing special tools at times when the passing of medals is not confirmed, such as during reel rotation or medal payout, the slot machine cannot detect fraud, and It was difficult to take measures. On the other hand, in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, the main controller 131 continues to check the passage of medals even during the medal insertion disapproval state, and detection of medal passage during the medal insertion disapproval state is an illegal act. Since there is a possibility, the progress of the process is stopped so that medals are not paid out after that. For this reason, it is difficult to extract a special tool during the medal insertion non-permitted state, so that the illegal act can be detected more reliably, and the illegal act can be prevented.

  The present invention has been described above based on one embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and improvements can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be inferred.

  For example, in the above embodiment, when the passage of medals is detected during the medal insertion disapproval state and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are forcibly stopped due to the rotation, the symbol based on the lottery result before the forced stop is used. The combination was stopped after resuming rotation. However, the lottery result does not necessarily have to be the one before the reel rotation is forcibly stopped. If a reset operation is performed on the reset switch 123 by a store clerk or the like of the game hall, the game of that round is ended. Then, after that, a lottery of a combination is performed based on a start operation on the start lever 71, and the game may be resumed. It is possible to more reliably prevent a medal from being illegally obtained by an illegal act. In addition, when rotation is restarted by a reset operation on the reset switch 123 by a store clerk or the like at the game hall, even if a winning combination for a player such as a big bonus combination or a small combination is won, The reels 42L, 42M, and 42R may be configured to stop rotating with a combination of symbols that is less valuable to the player than the lottery result.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the passage of the medal is detected during the medal insertion disapproval state and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are forcibly stopped due to the rotation, the insertion of the medal restarts the variable display. However, the insertion of medals may be used as the condition for restarting the variable display. That is, the process may be shifted to S501 after the process of S725 in the above embodiment. Further, when removing the medal from the condition for resuming the variable display, and the passage of the medal is detected during the medal insertion disapproval state, the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is established as a replay role. In this case, the player can easily understand that it is not necessary to insert medals in the next game. When this replay combination is displayed in a stopped state, it is preferable to use a table for stopping and displaying the replay combination by the player's stop operation in the process of S713 in the process of S722. It is possible to simplify the symbol stop control when a medal passage is detected.

  Furthermore, when the passage of medals is detected during the medal insertion disapproval state, when the insertion of medals is removed from the condition for restarting the variable display, the next game can be executed even if no medals are inserted. It is preferable to use the control after the replay role is stopped and displayed in normal times for resuming the variable display, thereby simplifying the control without the need for a dedicated control for resuming the variable display. Can do.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the explanation has been made without providing a plurality of types of combinations of symbols that are out of place. However, as combinations of symbols that are out, combinations of symbols that are out of normal and combinations of symbols that are out of normal In a slot machine that has a combination of expected expectations (so-called reach or chance) that suggests in advance that the game after the next time is likely to become a special game such as a bonus game that is advantageous to the player. It is preferable to preferentially stop and display a combination of symbols that are normally out of the combination of symbols that are normally out of order and a combination of expected symbols by the forced stop processing (see FIG. 17, S722). When a combination of symbols that is normally out is stopped and displayed by the forced stop processing (S722), the player does not expect the special game to be executed as compared to the case where the reach eyes are stopped and displayed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the player from excessively expecting the execution of the special game as compared with the case where the reach eyes are stopped and displayed accidentally when the change in the design stops for the player. Here, a combination of expected symbols is determined in advance so that it is stopped and displayed only when the RB symbol or the BB symbol is not aligned on the active line in the game even though the RB or BB is won. (For example, when “7” symbol or “youth” symbol is mixed and aligned with the left, middle, and right on the effective line).

  In the above-described embodiment, the process of stopping the progress of the process (the process of S723 in FIG. 17) forms a state in which the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R continues and the stop operation becomes invalid. It is not always necessary to form a state in which the stop operation is invalid by stopping the progress of the process. For example, a process of turning on (or turning off) a specific flag on the condition that passage of a medal is detected during a medal insertion non-permission state and detecting execution of a stop operation on the stop switches 72, 73, 74 (FIG. 17). After the execution of the stop operation is detected by the processing of S710), it is confirmed whether or not the specific flag is on (or off), and the specific flag is off (or on) by the confirmation For example, a state in which the stop operation is invalid may be formed by executing the process of stopping the reel (S713).

  In the above embodiment, the main controller 131 confirms the latch signal during the reel control process and the medal payout process. However, the present invention is not limited to such a structure. It is good also as a structure.

  In the above embodiment, the detection signals from the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 are also output to the detection signal latch circuit 88, and the main controller 131 confirms the latch signal during the reel control process. Although the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is forcibly stopped, a configuration in which one of the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 is confirmed or a configuration in which both of the detection signals are confirmed may be employed. . Even in this case, since it is not necessary to confirm the detection order of the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87, it is possible to prevent fraud while suppressing an increase in the control load of the main control device 131.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the configuration is such that the medal is guided to the storage passage 81 or the discharge passage 82 by switching the solenoid of the medal passage switching member 84 between excitation and non-excitation. However, it is not limited to such a configuration. For example, a motor may be used instead of the solenoid, or a rotary solenoid may be used.

  In the above embodiment, when the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 confirm that the medal has passed while the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are rotating, the insertion abnormality lamp 13b is turned on as information suggesting the occurrence of an abnormality. Configured to do. However, the occurrence of an abnormality is not limited to the lighting of the lamp, but a sound such as a beep sound may be output from the speaker 14, or the occurrence of the abnormality may be caused by another device connected to the slot machine 10. In order to express the suggested information so as to be visible or audible, a signal or information corresponding to the occurrence of the abnormality may be output from an external output terminal.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a slot machine having three reels arranged in parallel and having five lines as effective lines has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, five reels are arranged in parallel. It may be a slot machine or a slot machine having seven effective lines. Further, the present invention is not limited to the so-called A type slot machine, but can be applied to any slot machine such as B type, C type, A type and C type composite type, and B type and C type composite type. In any case, it is obvious that the same effects as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, the symbols of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are not limited to pictures, numbers, characters, and the like, but may be geometric lines or figures. In addition, the design can be configured by light, color, or the like, the design can be configured by a three-dimensional shape or the like, and the design can be configured by combining these. That is, it is sufficient that the symbol has a function as information having identification (identification information).

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the slot machine 10 is embodied is shown, but the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine of a type in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are fused. That is, in the slot machine, instead of the medal insertion and medal payout functions, a gaming machine having a ball insertion and ball payout function such as a pachinko machine may be used. If such a gaming machine is used in place of a slot machine, only a ball can be handled as a gaming value in the gaming hall. Therefore, the gaming value seen in the current gaming hall in which pachinko machines and slot machines are mixed is used. Problems such as the burden on equipment due to the separate handling of medals and balls and restrictions on the location of the gaming machine can be solved.

  In the slot machine, for example, a symbol is changed by operating a control lever in a state where a symbol effective line is determined by inserting coins, and a symbol is stopped and confirmed by operating a stop button. Is. Accordingly, the basic concept of the slot machine is that it is provided with a display device for confirming and displaying the identification information after variably displaying the identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and resulting from the operation of the starting operation means (for example, the operation lever) The variation display of the identification information is started, and the variation display of the identification information is stopped and fixedly displayed due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. It is a slot machine that generates a special game that gives a player a predetermined game value on the condition that the combination of identification information at the time is a specific condition. In this case, the game medium is typically a coin, medal, etc. Take as an example.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a display device is provided that displays a symbol after a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed, and has a handle for launching a ball. What is not. In this case, after throwing a predetermined amount of spheres based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the change of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or With the passage of time, the variation of the symbol is stopped, and a special game that gives a predetermined game value to the player is generated on the condition that the determined symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. Is a system in which a large amount of balls are paid out to the lower tray.

  The gaming machine and modified examples of the present invention are shown below. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the correspondence between the requirements constituting the gaming machine of the present invention and the configuration of the embodiment of the invention corresponding to each structural requirement is appropriately indicated in parentheses. Each constituent requirement is not limited to the specific configuration shown in FIG.

  A reception port (medal insertion slot 75) capable of receiving a game medium (medal) for playing a game, a guide passage for guiding the game medium received from the reception port, and a game medium passing through the guide passage are detected. Therefore, a plurality of detection means (first insertion medal detection sensor 86, second insertion medal detection sensor 87) arranged in the flow direction of the game medium and a branch from the guide passage upstream from the plurality of detection means. A switching passage (medal passage switching member 84) for switching the passage of the game medium received from the receiving port to the guide passage or the branch passage, and a plurality of types of identification information (designed symbols) Display device (reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R and stepping motor 61) that display variable combinations) and the display device A start operation means (start lever 71) for starting operation to start the fluctuation display of the identification information shown, a stop operation means (stop switches 72 to 74) for stopping the fluctuation display, After the lottery means (main control device 131) for performing the lottery and the plurality of detecting means detect the passage of the game medium, the display device starts the variable display of the identification information based on the start operation to the start operation means. A variable control unit (main control unit 131) for controlling the display device to stop and display identification information corresponding to the lottery result of the lottery unit based on a stop operation on the stop operation unit; When the first identification information is stopped and displayed, a payout means (main control device 131, host device) for paying out the game media corresponding to the first identification information. In the gaming machine provided with the storage device 91), the plurality of detection means follow a predetermined detection order during a period in which the game medium received from the receiving port is guided along the guide path by the switching means. Order confirmation means (main control device 131, particularly the processing of S501 in FIG. 14) for confirming whether or not the passage of game media has been detected, and the confirmation result of the order confirmation means differ from the predetermined detection order Anomaly processing execution means (main control device 131) for performing predetermined processing (error display processing) and a period during which a game medium received from the receiving port is guided to the branch passage by the switching means, and the identification information Detection confirmation means (main control device 131, particularly FIG. 17) for confirming whether or not at least one of the plurality of detection means has detected the passage of the game medium. The variation control means stops displaying the identification information corresponding to the lottery result of the lottery means when a stop operation is performed on the stop operation means during the variation display of the identification information. The first stop display means (the processing of S710 and S713 to S717 in FIG. 17) and the passage of the game medium is confirmed by the confirmation result of the detection confirmation means, even if there is no stop operation on the stop operation means Even if the display device stops the identification information, and the lottery result of the lottery means stops the first identification information by the first stop display means, the first identification information and Unlike the above, there is provided second stop display means (the process of S722 in FIG. 17) for stopping and displaying the second identification information in which the game medium is not paid out by the payout means. The gaming machine 1, wherein the Rukoto.

  In addition, as the gaming machine and the gaming machine 1 according to claim 1, the display device includes a plurality of endless belts each having a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction, and each symbol attached to the plurality of endless belts. Among them, a display window that allows a part of the symbols to be visually recognized, and a driving means that is provided for each endless belt and rotates each endless belt, and displays the variation of the symbols by rotating each endless belt. The fluctuation control means starts rotation of the endless belts based on the start operation on the start operation means after the plurality of detection means detect passage of the game medium, and controls the stop operation means. The driving means is driven and controlled so as to stop the rotation of the endless belts based on the stop operation, and the payout means is preset in an effective position that can be visually recognized from the display window when each endless belt stops. The The combination of the constant of symbols may be as paid out number of the game media corresponding to the combination of stopped displayed symbols when displayed stopped. In addition, in the gaming machine and the gaming machine 1 according to claim 1, processing stop means (processing of S723 in FIG. 17) that stops the progress of processing when the passage of the game medium is confirmed by the confirmation result of the detection confirmation means. In addition, by stopping the progress of the processing by the processing stop means, when the passage of the game medium is confirmed by the detection confirmation means, the payout of the game medium by the payout means may be stopped. Further, in the gaming machine and the gaming machine 1 according to claim 1, when the passing of the game medium is confirmed by the confirmation result of the detection confirmation unit, the payout unit determines that the lottery result of the lottery unit is the first lottery. Even if the first identification information is stopped and displayed by the stop display means, the game medium may not be paid out.

  In the gaming machine 1, the second identification information requires re-game information (a combination of replay symbols) that can be executed without a game medium being inserted next time, and input of the game medium for the next game. Out-of-game information (combination of out-of-design) is provided at least, and the second stop display means stops and displays the out-of-game information among the replay information and the out-of-game information, and the switching means The gaming machine 2 characterized in that the path of the game medium is kept on the branch path side during the period in which the outage information is stopped and displayed by the second stop display means.

  According to the gaming machine 2, even if the player inserts a game medium for the next game during the period in which the disengagement information is stopped and displayed on the display device by the second stop display means, the game medium Is guided to the branch passage side by the switching means and returned to the player without being detected by the detecting means. Here, when the re-game information is stopped and displayed on the display device by the second stop display means, the player may repeatedly operate the start operation means and hit it strongly to damage the start operation means. On the other hand, when the disengagement information is stopped and displayed on the display device by the second stop display means, the player is less likely to operate the start operation means because the player tries to insert the game medium. Therefore, it is possible to easily understand that an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine due to the return of the gaming medium while preventing the starting operation means from being damaged.

  In the gaming machine 1 or 2, the second identification information includes, in the normal losing information, expectation information (so-called reach eyes or chances) that suggests that the next game is likely to be a special game advantageous to the player based on the normal losing information. Eye)), and the second stop display means preferentially stops and displays the normally out of the normal out information and the expected information. .

  According to the gaming machine 3, since the normal out-of-normal information and the expected information are stopped and displayed by the second stop display means, the player can execute the special game as compared with the case where the expected information is stopped and displayed. Do not expect. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the player from excessively expecting the execution of the special game, as compared with the case where the expected information is stopped and displayed accidentally when the change of the identification information stops without permission for the player.

  In the case where the detachment information is constituted by a combination of symbols attached to a plurality of endless belts, the expected information may be constituted by only the symbols attached to some endless belts. In the gaming machine 3, when the second stop display means normally displays the out-of-going information, and the expected information is stopped and displayed on the display device before the stop display by the second stop display means. The expected information may be stopped and displayed instead of the normal outlier information.

  Any one of the gaming machines 1 to 3 includes a reset operation means (reset switch 123) for performing a predetermined reset operation, and the variation control means is configured so that the reset operation for the reset operation means is performed by the second stop display means. 2 It is necessary that the reset detection means for determining whether or not the identification information is executed after being stopped and displayed (the process of S723 in FIG. 17), and that the reset operation is determined by the reset detection means. And a change restarting means (the process of S702 performed after the process of S723 in FIG. 17) for restarting the change display of the identification information stopped and displayed by the second stop display means. 4.

  According to the gaming machine 4, it is a necessary condition that the variable display of the identification information is resumed by determining that the reset operation has been executed by the reset detecting means. For this reason, the reset operation with respect to the reset operation means becomes a condition for resuming the game, and it is possible to prevent the game from being resumed and the damage being expanded in the state where the illegal act has been performed.

  In the gaming machine 4, the fluctuation resuming means resumes the fluctuation display of the identification information stopped and displayed by the second stop display means on the condition that it is determined that the reset operation has been executed by the reset detection means. It is preferable, and this makes it possible to quickly resume the game by executing a reset operation when it is confirmed that fraud has not been carried out, while preventing the spread of damage due to fraud. . Further, the reset operation means is preferably arranged on the back side of the gaming machine so as not to be operated by a player, or at a position where it cannot be touched without a specific operation member (dedicated key or the like).

  In the gaming machine 4, the first stop display means is configured to display the second stop information when the change display of the identification information is restarted by the change restart means after the second stop information is stopped and displayed by the second stop display means. 2. The gaming machine 5 characterized in that identification information corresponding to the lottery result of the lottery means performed before the stop display means is stopped is displayed on the display device.

  According to the gaming machine 5, the first stop display means stops and displays on the display device the identification information corresponding to the lottery result of the lottery means performed before the second stop display means stops changing the identification information. For this reason, even if the player has not performed a fraudulent act and the lottery result that is advantageous to the player is accidentally derived in the game in which the variation of the identification information is stopped by the second stop display means, The profit based on the lottery result can be returned to the player. Therefore, gameability based on a fair lottery result can be provided. Further, in the gaming machine 5, it is preferable to resume the variable display on the necessary and sufficient condition that it is determined that the reset operation is executed by the reset detection means, and thereby, the lottery based on the start operation is not performed and the previous drawing is not performed. The player can easily understand that the lottery result is maintained.

  In the gaming machine 5, when the first stop display means resumes the variation display of the identification information by the variation resumption means, the lottery means of the lottery means performed before the stop of the identification information variation by the second stop display means. Identification information different from the lottery result may be stopped and displayed on the display device. For example, when the lottery result of the lottery means is a lottery result that is advantageous to the player (for example, a bonus combination), the identification information corresponding to the lottery result (for example, miss or replay combination) that is less valuable to the player than the lottery result May be stopped and displayed on the display device, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the damage from being expanded when an illegal act is performed.

  In the gaming machine 4, the first stop display means is configured to display the second stop information when the change display of the identification information is restarted by the change restart means after the second stop information is stopped and displayed by the second stop display means. (2) The identification information corresponding to the lottery result based on the lottery different from the lottery performed by the lottery means performed before the stop display means is stopped is stopped and displayed on the display device. Game machine 6.

  According to the gaming machine 6, the first stop display means displays the identification information corresponding to the lottery result based on the lottery different from the lottery means lottery performed before the stoppage of the variation of the identification information by the second stop display means. Stop display on the device. For this reason, it is possible to make a game in which a fraudulent act is likely to take place as an invalid game, and to provide a gaming machine in which a penalty is imposed on the execution of the fraudulent act, thereby improving crime prevention be able to.

  In the gaming machine 6, the start operation for the start operation means may be a necessary condition for restarting the fluctuation display by the fluctuation resumption means, and the lottery means performed before the change of the identification information is stopped at the timing of the start operation. A lottery other than the lottery may be executed. Further, in the gaming machine 6, detection of the passage of the game medium may be a necessary condition for restarting the variable display by the fluctuation resuming means, or the insertion of the game medium (in addition to the actual game medium insertion, virtually Including the input of the stored game media) may be excluded from the conditions for resuming the variation display by the variation resuming means. Furthermore, in the gaming machine 6, in the gaming machine in which the re-game information and the detachment information described above are provided as the second identification information when the insertion of the game medium is removed from the condition for restarting the variable display by the variable restarting means. The second stop display means preferably displays the re-game information in a stop manner, so that the player can easily understand that it is not necessary to insert a game medium in the next game. Further, when the replay information is stopped and displayed, it is preferable to use information (for example, a table for stopping and displaying) the identification information by the first stop display means. The control in the second stop display means can be simplified. Further, in the gaming machine in which the re-game information and the out-of-game information described above are provided as the second identification information when the insertion of the game medium is removed from the condition for restarting the variable display by the variable restart means, the second stop Regardless of whether the replay information or the out-of-game information is stopped and displayed by the display means, the resumption of the variable display by the change resumption means is performed after the replay information is stopped and displayed normally by the first stop display means. It is preferable to use control, so that it is not necessary to provide a dedicated control for resuming the display of variation by the variation resuming means, and the control can be simplified.

  In any one of the gaming machines 4 to 6, the fluctuation control means stops the fluctuation display of the identification information at a timing when a certain time has elapsed after the start operation to the start operation means even if there is no stop operation to the stop operation means. When the change display of the identification information is restarted by the change restarting means after the stop of the change of the identification information by the first stop display means (the processing of S711 and S712 in FIG. 17) and the second stop display means Then, second time passage stop means for stopping the change display of the identification information at the timing when the fixed time has passed after the start of the change display (the process of S711 and S712 in FIG. 17 and the process of S702 in FIG. 17 after the process of S723). And a game machine 7 characterized by comprising:

  According to the gaming machine 7, when the variation display of the identification information is resumed by the variation restarting unit after the variation stop by the second stop display unit, the variation of the identification information occurs at a timing when a certain time has elapsed after the variation display is resumed. Display stops. This fixed time is the same as the time until the variable display is stopped when there is no stop operation after the start operation, so it is sufficient for the player in the game after the variable display of the identification information is resumed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game that aims to stop the variation display of the identification information.

  In any one of the gaming machines 4 to 6, the fluctuation control means stops the fluctuation display of the identification information at a timing when a certain time has elapsed after the start operation to the start operation means even if there is no stop operation to the stop operation means. When the change display of the identification information is restarted by the change restarting means after the stop of the change of the identification information by the first stop display means (the processing of S711 and S712 in FIG. 17) and the second stop display means Then, after the change display is resumed, the identification is performed at the timing when the remaining time after the elapsed time until the passage of the game medium is confirmed by the confirmation result of the detection confirmation means after the start operation is subtracted from the predetermined time. A gaming machine 8 comprising a remaining time lapse stopping means for stopping information fluctuation display.

  According to the gaming machine 8, when the fluctuation display of the identification information is resumed by the fluctuation resumption means after the fluctuation stop by the second stop display means, the passage of the game medium is confirmed after the start operation after the fluctuation display is resumed. The change display of the identification information stops at the timing when the remaining time obtained by subtracting the elapsed time until a certain time has elapsed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the unilaterally advantageous game from being generated on the player side because the display of variation is continued in one game and the player can easily aim, and the game balance is taken into consideration in advance. The variable display can be stopped according to the set time.

  In any one of the gaming machines 1 to 8, when the passage of the game medium is confirmed by the confirmation result of the detection confirmation means, an expression device (input) that displays passage confirmation information corresponding to the passage confirmation of the game medium A gaming machine 9 comprising an abnormal lamp 13b).

  According to the gaming machine 9, when the passage of the game medium is confirmed by the confirmation result of the detection confirmation means, the passage confirmation information corresponding to the passage confirmation of the game medium is displayed by the expression device. For this reason, it is possible to easily understand that a fraudulent act may have been performed to a store clerk or the like of the game hall, and it is possible to promptly deal with the fraudulent act.

  Note that the passage confirmation information in the gaming machine 9 is a display mode of a display device represented by an LCD, a lamp, an LED, etc., and display information that can be visually recognized by color, lighting pattern, character, figure, or a combination thereof. In addition, audio information such as a beep sound output by an audio output device that outputs audio is exemplified, and further, information corresponding to confirmation of the passage of the game medium can be visually recognized by another device connected to the gaming machine or The signal information output by the output device that can output signals and information to the outside in order to enable hearing is exemplified. In addition, it is preferable that the passage confirmation information in the gaming machine 9 is displayed only when the passage of the game medium is confirmed by the confirmation result of the detection confirmation means. On the other hand, it is possible to make it possible to recognize that there is a possibility that an illegal act has been performed by confirming the passage of the game medium by the detection confirmation means, distinguishing it from other states, and to quickly deal with it. it can.

  Any one of the gaming machines 1 to 9 includes switching control means (main control device 131) for controlling the operation of the switching means, and the switching control means executes the fluctuation display of the identification information by the fluctuation control means. The game machine 10 is characterized in that a passage of game media received from the receiving port is the branch passage.

  According to the gaming machine 10, while the variation display of the identification information is performed under the control of the variation control means (when the variation display is performed by rotating a plurality of endless belts, at least one of the endless belts rotates. The game medium is guided to the branch passage. The insertion of the game medium is a condition for starting the game, and it is not necessary to insert the game medium during the game in which the variation display of the identification information is performed. There is no fear of suffering a disadvantage. Therefore, fraud can be suitably prevented.

  Any one of the gaming machines 1 to 10 includes switching control means (main control device 131) for controlling the operation of the switching means, and the switching control means pays out the predetermined number of game media. The gaming machine 11 is characterized in that a passage for game media is used as the branch passage. If the game medium is guided along the guide path while the payout means pays out a predetermined number of game media, a plurality of detection means are preliminarily provided by the process of paying out game media and the order confirmation means. It is necessary to perform in parallel with the process of confirming whether or not the passage of the game medium is detected in accordance with the predetermined detection order. This leads to an increase in the processing load related to the game, such as the processing for paying out game media takes time or the processing becomes unstable.

  According to the gaming machine 11, while the payout means pays out a predetermined number of game media, the game media is guided to the branch passage. Therefore, fraudulent acts can be suitably prevented while suppressing an increase in processing load related to the game.

  In any of the gaming machines 1 to 11, virtual game medium storage means for storing the number of storages in order to virtually store game media received from the receiving port or game media to be paid out from the payout means ( A credit function of the main control device 131), return operation means (switch 80) operated to return as many virtual game media stored in the virtual game medium storage means as actual game media, Switching control means (main control device 131) for controlling the operation of the switching means, the switching control means, while the payout means performs a game medium payout process based on the operation of the return operation means A gaming machine 12 characterized in that a medium passage is the branch passage.

  According to the gaming machine 12, the game medium is guided to the branch passage while the payout means performs a predetermined number of game medium payout processing. Therefore, fraudulent acts can be suitably prevented while suppressing an increase in processing load related to the game.

  The gaming machine 13 according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 12, wherein the branch passage is configured to guide a gaming medium to a gaming medium tray provided on a front part of the gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine 13, the gaming medium guided to the branch passage is guided to the gaming medium tray provided on the front part of the gaming machine. For this reason, even when the game medium is guided to the branch passage and cannot be inserted, the game medium can be promptly returned to the player even if the game medium is mistakenly inserted into the receiving port, and the player suffers a disadvantage. It can be avoided.

  In any one of the gaming machines 1 to 13, the detection confirmation means confirms all detection results of the plurality of detection means, and the second stop display means determines the detection result by the confirmation result of the detection confirmation means. The gaming machine 14 characterized in that the second identification information is stopped and displayed when any of a plurality of detecting means detects passage of the game medium.

  According to the gaming machine 14, the rotation continuation means causes the second identification information to be stopped and displayed without stopping the stop operation means even when any one of the plurality of detection means detects the passage of the game medium. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent illegal gaming media from being continuously acquired by continuing the game in a gaming machine that may have been cheated.

  In the gaming machine 14, a logical sum output means (detection signal latch circuit 88) is connected to each detection means so that all signals of the plurality of detection means can be input, and outputs a logical sum with respect to an input signal from each detection means. The gaming machine 15 is characterized in that the detection confirmation means confirms all detection results of the plurality of detection means based on the output of the logical sum output means.

  According to the gaming machine 15, all outputs from the plurality of detection means are input to the logical sum output means, and the detection confirmation means confirms the output from the logical sum output means. For this reason, it is possible to check whether or not the passage of the game medium is detected in all the detection means by a simple method. Further, it is possible to reduce the burden of processing for confirming the detection result in the drive control means, and it is possible to suitably prevent fraud while suppressing an increase in processing load related to the game.

  In the gaming machine 14 or 15, all the signals of the plurality of detection means are connected to the respective detection means so that any of the plurality of detection means detects the passage of the game medium and is temporarily output. A signal continuation output means (detection signal latch circuit 88) that continues to output a signal (latch signal) corresponding to the passage of the game medium until a predetermined release condition is satisfied based on the input of the signal; A gaming machine 16 characterized by confirming all detection results of a plurality of detection means based on a signal output by the signal continuous output means.

  According to the gaming machine 16, the detection confirmation unit confirms all detection results of the plurality of detection units based on the signal output by the signal continuous output unit. For this reason, it is not necessary for the fluctuation control means to constantly check the detection result, and the processing burden required for monitoring the detection means can be reduced. Therefore, fraudulent acts can be suitably prevented while suppressing an increase in processing load related to the game.

  Any one of the gaming machines 1 to 16, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine. In particular, the basic configuration of the slot machine is as follows: “Identification information string after variably displaying (specifically, a reel with a pattern) an identification information string (specifically a reel with a symbol) composed of a plurality of identification information. And a display device (specifically, a reel unit) for confirming and stopping the display, the variation of the identification information is started due to the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever), and the stop operation means (stop button) Due to the operation or when a predetermined time has elapsed, the fluctuation of the identification information is stopped, and a special advantage that is advantageous to the player on the condition that the combination of identification information at the time of the stop is a combination of specific identification information A gaming machine that gives a privilege such as occurrence of a gaming state (bonus game or the like). In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.

  The gaming machine 18 according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 16, wherein the gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Above all, as a basic configuration of the merged gaming machine, “after a variable display (specifically, rotation of the reel) of an identification information string (specifically, a reel with a symbol) composed of a plurality of identification information” A display device (specifically a reel unit) for confirming and stopping display of the identification information string is provided, and the variation of the identification information is started due to the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever). Button) or after a predetermined time has passed, the fluctuation of the identification information is stopped, and the player is required to have the combination of identification information at the time of the stop as a combination of specific identification information. A throwing device for giving a privilege such as the occurrence of an advantageous special gaming state (bonus game or the like), a ball tray (top plate or the like), and performing a loading process for taking a game ball from the ball tray, and the ball tray To play And a dispensing apparatus which performs dispensing of game ball is the starting game machine operation of the operating means is configured to be effective. "By being turned on by the dosing device.

It is a front view of the slot machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is closed. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is opened. It is a rear view of a front door. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a selector. It is a front view of a housing | casing. It is an assembly perspective view of a left reel. It is an expanded view of the belt-shaped belt which comprises each reel. It is a block circuit diagram of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows a NMI interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of a power failure. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a timing chart which shows the detection of each insertion medal detection sensor when a medal is inserted. It is a flowchart which shows a lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows a reel control process. It is a flowchart which shows medal payout processing. It is a flowchart which shows a special game state process. It is a flowchart which shows a bonus symbol determination process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of RB game initial setting process. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of BB game initial setting process, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of JAC game initial setting process in BB game.

10 Slot machines (gaming machines)
31 Display window (part of display device)
42 reel (part of display device)
61 Stepping motor (part of display device)
71 Start lever (starting operation means)
72-74 Stop switch (stop operation means)
75 medal slot (acceptance entrance)
82 Discharge passage (second guide passage)
84 Medal passage switching member (switching means)
85 Guide passage (first guide passage)
86 First inserted medal detection sensor (first detection means)
87 Second inserted medal detection sensor (second detection means)
88 detection signal latch circuits 91 hopper apparatus (a portion of the payout means)
123 Reset switch 131 Main controller (control means, part of payout means)
S501 First game medium determination means S503 Switching control means S704 Second game medium determination means

Claims (1)

An entrance that can receive game media, a first guide passage that guides the game media received from the entrance, and a first guide passage that detects the game media that passes through the first guide passage. First detection means and second detection means, a second guide path branched from the first guide path upstream of the first detection means and second detection means, and a game medium received from the receiving port. Switching means for switching the flow-down passage to the first guide passage or the second guide passage, a display device that displays a plurality of types of identification information in a variable manner, and a variable display of the identification information displayed on the display device are started. A start operation means for performing the start operation as much as possible, a stop operation means for performing the stop operation to stop the fluctuation display, and after the passage of the game medium is detected by the first detection means and the second detection means. The lottery is performed based on the start operation with respect to the start operation means, and the display device starts to display the variation of the identification information. The identification information corresponding to the result of the lottery on the display device based on the stop operation with respect to the stop operation means And a payout means for paying out game media corresponding to the predetermined identification information when predetermined identification information is stopped and displayed on the display device. In the machine
When the game medium flows down from the upstream side to the downstream side during the period in which the game medium received from the receiving port is guided by the switching unit to flow down the first guide passage, the first detection unit And the second detection means detect the game medium in accordance with a predetermined detection order to determine normal detection, and when the game medium moves from the downstream side toward the upstream side, the first detection means and the second detection means First game medium determination means for determining abnormal detection by detecting the game media in an order different from the predetermined detection order with the second detection means;
Switching control means for controlling the switching means so that the flow path of the game medium received from the receiving port is switched from the first guide path to the second guide path based on the start operation of the start operation means. When,
Second game medium determination means for determining determination information when the game medium received from the receiving port is guided by the switching control means so as to flow down the second guide passage,
The determination information is in a specific state when both the first detection means and the second detection means do not detect, and the detection information is detected by the first detection means and detected by the second detection means. When the detection is not performed, when the first detection means and the second detection means are both detected, and when the first detection means is not detected and the second detection means is detected, Information that is a predetermined state different from the specific state ,
During the period in which the game medium received from the receiving port is guided to flow down through the second guide passage based on the start operation of the start operation means, the second game medium determination means performs the first operation. Determine the detection of game media in one guide passage,
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When the determination information is determined to be the specific determination information by the second game medium determination means, it is determined to be normal, and the determination information is the predetermined determination information by the second game medium determination means. If it is judged, it is judged as abnormal,
During the game media to be accepted before Symbol receiving port on the basis that the start operation unit is started operation is guided to flow down the second guide passage, the downstream side game medium from the upstream A game machine that executes processing corresponding to the occurrence of an abnormality even when the game medium flows toward the upstream side or when the game medium moves from the downstream side toward the upstream side.

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